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Some of the drives we / I had taken

2009-07-21T14:34:00.001Z

As we were going through the pages of http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/ we were reminded of one thing that should have been here on this blog – a little bit of our driving experience… so taking a trip back the memory lane, I can certainly remember these on top of my head (and in no particular order!): 1. Fontainebleau(near Paris)-Torino(near Milan):

Thank you for taking us to the Top-100!!!

2009-07-20T07:50:00.001Z

Yippee! We're in Top-100 of The Great Driving Challenge! Thank you all for your help! You can have a look at the top-100 at: http://www.greatdrivingchallenge.com/top100

Thanks to family, friends, Airtel and PDP July 13, 2009!

2009-07-13T11:45:00.000Z

A quickie: as the competition intensifies for the The Great Driving Challenge, we would like our families and friends- esp. from AIRTEL and PDP, to help us get to the 1000 mark. Yes, we have now polled 1000 votes thanks to these lovely people from all over the world!

The Great Driving Challenge! July 1, 2009

2009-07-01T05:45:00.000Z

Hola/salut/hello/ciao/namastey friends, so a new adventure is on the cards! My wife and I have entered in The Great Driving Challenge! Before you ask, this is a new competition promoted by Mitsubishi India in which three couples will get to drive a Cedia Sports car for c. 3000 km in 10 days, and the winner will get a prize of Rs 1 million (10 Lac) to boot! More than the money, the interesting

London Marathon 2008 April 27, 2008

2008-04-27T18:04:00.003Z

Several months have passed since my last post. A lot has happened since. But one of the most significant things did take place last week – I RAN LONDON MARATHON! With only eight weeks (or shall we say weekends) of practice, it was a bit of madness, but where is the fun if there is no madness? ;) Got tired legs, but was happy to cross the finish line and have been on a high since Sunday! This

London Paris cycling 2007 September 25, 2007

2007-09-25T18:02:00.000Z

Hello, Bonjour!Just came back from London-Paris cycling – can’t explain what an experience it was, but just wanted to share with you how great I am feeling having done this!!!

Post-MBA work and how it has changed my lifestyle September 15, 2007

2007-09-15T18:02:00.000Z

Back in January, despite having a fairly good idea of what I was getting into, I was a bit apprehensive of the lifestyle I was going to have, or probably the lack of it. Thankfully, it hasn’t been as bad and I am pleasantly surprised. While my company does have some bureaucracy, there is no face time in my team. While we do have some guidelines, we also have LOT of freedom of doing it our way

Changes: August 25, 2007

2007-08-25T18:00:00.000Z

As this blog is not about MBA anymore, I am changing the overall plan, including removing some old posts. From now on, this blog will be mostly about my travels, weekend activities and just informing friends what mischief I am up to :)

MBA Admission and Job Search August 15, 2007

2007-08-15T17:55:00.000Z

Attention: part of this post is philosophical BS at its best! For some, life is already tough and challenging; others make it so! The MBA students fall in the second category. In the search of ‘holy grail’ of success & happiness (you define your own ways to measure it!), some think that a top MBA admission is right at the top. Don’t blame them- it is what was taught to them. It is what their

INSEAD Experience July 1, 2007

2007-07-01T17:52:00.000Z

Amazing. Absof$%&inglutely amazing. Oops, what has happened to me! But really, it was just that. Can’t say otherwise.It was challenging beyond my wildest expectations, yet fun beyond my wildest dreams!Some of it was bad too, but most was actually best of my life!It was intense and it was spread across geographies.It was a beautiful time, with amazing people to have as friends and classmates!Some

Anyone still here?

2007-06-16T12:36:00.001Z

Hi there!First and foremost, thank you very much for your readership. It has been almost a year since I posted. One long year, yet at the same time, I strangely feel as if it was just yesterday.Lot of things have changed since- I graduated from INSEAD, (found!) and started work (London before you ask), traveled to nine countries and adding couple more in next few months. My brother got married,

Busy times

2006-06-21T14:22:00.000Z

Hi there! Hope you are having a great summer!Things are very busy here, though no surprises there. I was in London for a week of training at my summer employer, and found a huge amount of stuff waiting for me on coming back. Assignments, dinner invitations, parties and so on. In addition, we had the National Week bidding. As you would be aware of, INSEAD has a tradition to celebrate the diversity

A day at French Open

2006-06-10T13:00:00.000Z

On Monday, I got lucky and an INSEAD Professor (For record, Profs here are really cool and take time to socialize with students!) took me and two of his other friends to the French Open. I missed the classes, but spending a day at Roland Garros was a dream come true. Back in P2 when I was deciding between Fontainebleau and Singapore campus for P3, French Open was a one of decision criteria! Good

INSEAD 2006 Charity Walk

2006-06-04T16:13:00.000Z

INDEVOR@INSEAD organized the INSEAD 2006 charity walk today to raise money for global charities and raising awareness within INSEAD community about child education issues in the developing world.I did the 10 km run for the same and though it was not best of my 10K's (almost zero athletic practice for last six months; last time I ran was in Mumbai on the beaches when the Morning jogging along the

The Curse Of Four?

2006-05-30T19:55:00.000Z

Ajaxus tagged me on this about three weeks ago, and as it turns out, I had a look at his blog today and found the curse! Hope life will be better from now on ;)4 Guilty Pleasures1. That extra 5 minute sleep in the morning which turns out to be 1.5 hours2. Switching on my Laptop knowing that I wont be able to study after that3. Browsing and checking blogs on the internet4. Eating too much4 Things

A little fame... P2 grades

2006-05-23T19:37:00.000Z

Did something go wrong today? P2 results were declared couple of days back, but today I came to know that I am on the Dean's List on the basis of combined results from P1 and P2.Though I am quite surprised by the development, it doesn't really matter and I didn't study for it, it is a nice feeling to be there!P3 is turning out to be very interesting with three cool courses, and the lovely Fonty

Au revoir Singapore, bonjour Fontainebleau!

2006-05-13T18:25:00.000Z

After brief four months, I left Singapore. In between, wrapped up a quick two-day trip to Bangkok. Photos from Bangkok to follow.Overall, I loved my stay in Singy, though it is questionable how much of it was because of INSEAD, and how much because of the city itself. The four months were enough for me to form some impressions, here they are.Singapore: 1. Things do work… which means there are

MBA admission tips!

2006-05-13T18:23:00.000Z

I found this buried somewhere down in the queue, and though it was supposed to be posted six months back, better late than never!Disclaimer: My own opinion, take it with a *bucketful* ;) of salt!Rather than writing essays about my tryst with MBA admission, I’ll write salient points that were critical and the myths surrounding the admissions.Do:1. Get the GMAT out of the way ASAP. However,

Exam time baby!

2006-04-29T08:27:00.000Z

whenI sleep longer than in the whole termMy brain can not concentrateit tends to get distracted by every damn thought in the worldit dreams about going to hills, beaches and holidaying!when I feel like partying, packing and eating morewhen I like to frequent gym,-> It is one of those weeks. Yes, we have exams here. And for my last three exams, I have studied total of 15 hours. Hopefully my full

Courses at INSEAD

2006-04-15T09:50:00.000Z

As this blog has for past few weeks talked only about travel, I thought of reminding myself (and others) that we at INSEAD study hard. Very hard.Last week, I missed a couple of classes, and a dear friend of mine explained to me the money I had paid for the classes.He: hey man, do you know why you are at INSEAD? It is for study. And you might remember paying the fees? It comes to about Euro 125 or

Visit to Kuala Lumpur

2006-04-15T09:10:00.000Z

KL has a lot of high rise buildings, amazing Petronas tower and too many shopping malls. As I don't really enjoy hopping for shopping (a new term invented today!) much -and can not think of going to another country just for shopping-, I spent most of the time within Petronas tower eating food/desserts, and sipping coffees!Met wannabe for couple of hours, and managed to convince him to come to the

This explains my absence...

2006-04-15T08:59:00.000Z

It is about time to post in the fear of losing readership from some dear and loyal readers. The reasons behind this long absence were:1. Hell week: The week of April 3-7, when we had seven assignments due and a career fair squeezed in.2. On top of that hell week, I made things a bit extra spicy for myself by going for wall climbing on Saturday April 8, and then for a BIG dinner at a friend's

Welcome hallonman to 'the party'

2006-03-30T13:50:00.000Z

A quick and warm welcome to hallonman for his admission to INSEAD. As he has decided to join INSEAD, he becomes the first blogger for INSEAD MBA Class of July'07. I'm adding link to his blog on the sidebar.Hallonman: Thank you for adding the links of few INSEADers on your blog and your note. I'm glad that our blogs helped you in your MBA journey. Please feel free to write for any questions.PS:

Scuba Diving in Malaysia

2006-03-27T03:06:00.000Z

After the intense trip to Cambodia whose photos are posted here, it was time to turn to the calm waters of Malaysia for a relaxed yet exciting weekend of Scuba diving.A group of about 40 INSEAD MBA students went to Dayang, Malaysia for two days of diving and leisure (coupled with looong 16 hour 2-way journey!). The trip was really cool... The sequence was like this:Go for a Dive, come back to

Cambodia Photos

2006-03-26T16:50:00.000Z

Three days, two cities, two flights, one seven hour boat journey, and almost no rest. How can I forget those sweet days!Here are few photos. My apologies for the delay.Phnom Penh Wat (Temple)One of the temples in Presidential Palace in Phnom Penh Stupa at Killing Fields where skulls of 8945 victims have been preservedOne of the swanky hotels in Siem Reap where we took one of the 'drinks' breaks!

Quick recap of P1

2006-03-17T08:44:00.000Z

After the exams, we had End of P1 Party (EOPP). Celebrations started with bottles of Champagne and wine on the school terrace. Some people had planned things so perfectly that they left to Phuket, Thailand immediately after the Champagne party. Others went home, got ready and went to a chic place in Sentosa for the evening before moving to another hip place for the dance party.OK, I know I have

Back in the game :)

2006-03-17T08:14:00.000Z

Wow, what a break! I needed it (and probably deserved it). No email, no phone, no newspaper, no career services for three days. I was cut off the world for this long for first time in last four years... talk about quality time. The break was plain fun and energizing.Now back to the reality. We've been so swarmed with work that I was supposed to post this blog on Monday... and am doing it on

Welcome Nixe to INSEAD!

2006-03-12T05:34:00.000Z

A quick note of congratulations to Weltgewandt a.k.a. Nixe for her admission to INSEAD.Welcome Nixe, and give a shout if you need any further information/help.

Good news

2006-03-03T16:54:00.000Z

As we are heading toward exams, it will be a quick post.Yours truly got a summer offer in an I-Bank in London. Am so excited to get this internship. Now life will be a little less stressful for next few months.OK, time to study, as now I don't have any other excuse (Resume, interview) to not open the book!Hope you are all doing great.More after exams and my trip to Cambodia!

So much, so fast!

2006-02-12T13:36:00.000Z

Next week, I have a paper due, one presentation and few more serious things!Feels like yesterday when I stepped here, and seems so strange that we have exams in two weeks!Well folks, that is INSEAD! Always fast, always intense and always FUN!

Tagged!

2006-02-03T15:54:00.000Z

Though I don't like (and I am being very frank!) this game much, I will do it for once in the spirit of blogging and as a respect to Death Spiral, who tagged me.Without further ado, Four jobs I’ve hadPrinting PressStarting up a coaching centerGrocery sellerSoftware EngineerFour places I’ve livedDelhi IndiaBangaloreDallasSan FranciscoFour places I’ve vacationedSimla, IndiaGoa, IndiaBusan, S.

INSEAD's Oli has fun in Australia

2006-01-27T15:50:00.000Z

I'm still laughing hard after reading this.Well done Olivier. Others: BTW, Olivier is on the Dean's list of our school too... And he still does such funny things down under. I need to go, get a few tips from him on time management ;)

Free Publicity?

2006-01-27T15:27:00.000Z

Thank you Death Spiral. I'm glad I could be of any assistance!But it will help me if you can remind me of the comment I made (see, this is what happens when you go from class to class, presentation to presentation, without a break. You tend to forget what you said, and when :P)And why are we playing this asymmetric game? You know my name, and now you have seen me too, but I don't know you at all.

INSEAD: It is all ONE BIG family...

2006-01-27T14:54:00.000Z

Hi All, Sorry it took me so long to post, but life has been REALLY hectic and SO FUN (note the caps!). The people are amazing, with a lot of experience and anecdotes to have an interesting conversation with. They are from Consulting, Industry, Banking, Private Equity, Entrepreneurs, NGOs and so on. They are from Africa, America, Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. There are a lot of things

at INSEAD!

2006-01-10T15:37:00.000Z

Started at the school I was dreaming about for years! And if past two days are indication, we're going to be kept f***ing busy here!

New Year Resolutions

2006-01-01T10:38:00.000Z

No body is 'Perfect', I am 'no body'![Personal]Somehow, I don't feel like making any new year resolutions, not because of the quote above, but because most likely, I just end up breaking those resolutions for various reasons! And it sucks when I break a promise - to others, or to myself.However, if I were to think of 3 things, they would be:1. Do not over commit, this will be much more important

Happy New Year 2006 and how was my 2005!

2006-01-01T10:06:00.000Z

First, a very Happy New Year 2006 to all readers! May you get more love, happiness, success and joy in your life!Here is my Good Bye letter to 2005...Dear 2005,I am a little ambivalent as to should I be sad that you're ending or happy to see you go away! Our relationship started on a not-so-good note, when you gave me two MBA deadlines and hence many sleepless nights in your first two weeks. This

Firing in the temple of education: 'IISc'

2005-12-30T10:27:00.000Z

Sad to see the same things (shootings, bomb explosions, terrorism) happening over and again in India. And this time in my alma mater, Indian Institute of Science (IISc). Prof. M C Puri of IIT Delhi lost his life in the sad incident.I don't have enough words to explain the loss of a great individual, and turmoil that would have been created in IISc due to this shooting.Feels like yesterday, when

Photos: Chinchoti Waterfall

2005-12-30T09:44:00.000Z

Here are some of the selected snaps. I beleive the camera settings were not optimial, but good result considering that it was compact point and shoot camera! Thanks R for the camera and the snaps!Water streamA star pattern created by a SpiderOur 'Large' Group (yours truly took this photograph, so not in there!)One more photo of the group (moi, still not in the snaps!) Another beautiful water

Is this my blog?

2005-12-28T15:26:00.000Z

or a recap of my weekend activities?[Category: Personal x Personal]Going through past few weeks' entries, I feel that my blog has become "too formal"; I have not posted my opinions, or thinking but rather more of what I had done in the recent weeks, making the blog appear a little dry to my own taste. I can imagine how boring it could be for a reader :)OK, let me make amends! I'll try to post a

Trek to Chinchoti waterfalls

2005-12-24T07:25:00.000Z

[Category: Personal]Last Saturday, we had a Get Together of my Undergrad college in one of the good hotels here in Mumbai. Graduates from 1988 to 2005 batches came in... It was fun, and the party ended past Midnight. Then I found another friend, and we were out in the city partying until 4AM. I take a train from there to get back to my room. Reach back home (5:30AM), and roomy tells me that there

Mumbai Marathon

2005-12-15T04:41:00.000Z

[Category: General]Mumbai (and all the Marathon enthusiasts) are getting ready for the Mumbai Marathon to be held on Jan 15, 2006.I can see many new faces on the Marine Drive jogging trail in the morning. And ofcourse some celebrities who I have seen quite often in past few weeks like Mr. Anil Ambani!Too bad, I will miss this really cool marathon by a few days!

A day when strangers became friends...

2005-12-07T13:33:00.000Z

[Category: Personal]Last Saturday was very special. All day, I was out with a new friend who was teaching me French (And I was 'teaching' her Hindi!). We went to a couple of landmarks of South Mumbai in the forenoon, followed by lunch in a good restaurant. Then we headed to beach side, and finally we bade Bye to each other in evening.Was coming in a bus, when I got into conversation with 3 school

Category: ??

2005-12-01T10:42:00.000Z

[Category: General]When I started this blog, I used to assign a category to every post, but somewhere in between I dropped that habit. Realized it a couple of days back, and today categorized all the posts.. may not make sense to do it now, as may be I would have categorized them differently in the first take, but better late than never. And being the kind of perfectionist I tend to be sometimes,

Celebrate Bandra!

2005-11-30T06:34:00.000Z

[Category: Personal]Last weekend, I was in Mumbai wandering in the Bandra area. Had a coffee and then started walking on the beach side... reached the dead end and saw some festival going on. So decided to have a look. And I am glad I did!!This goes to the organizers/audience of "Celebrate Bandra" in Mumbai: You did GREAT, and I loved being there. The music was harmonic, dance energetic and songs

TO-DO Lists!

2005-11-25T11:17:00.000Z

[Category: MBA, Personal]Damn them, if I could!They just never shrink... ever expanding, just like the fiscal deficit of some governments!I need to:1. Pay the fees to INSEAD2. Pass the Language exam for INSEAD3. Find a place in Singapore4. Pay the fees to INSEAD5. Read the pre-reading material. What?????? I thought 2 months will be holidays!6. Get suit(s) stitched, shop for ties, belts, shoes and

Finding Accommodation!

2005-11-25T11:01:00.000Z

[Category: General]Is the best thing to do, and it is the worst thing to do!Worst because:You're frustrated when a place is not good, or when if good, it is beyond your budget. When it is too far from your destination and commute sucks. When it is too near to your destination and you don't really experience a new city. When the partners/neighbors are great but you may not have time to spend with

Get togethers!

2005-11-25T10:47:00.000Z

[Category: Personal, General]In last few weeks, I have been having way too many luncheons, dinners and coffees with many different people. Some of them I deeply care about, Some of us meeting for first time, and Some of us old friends who met after a long long time! People from my UG to my Masters to INSEAD and more...People from Korea, UK, India, US, and more...People who are Engineers,

Moving, re-moving and re-re-moving!

2005-11-25T10:44:00.000Z

[Category: Personal]In last one month, I've moved my dirty a$$ from one country to another and then to another city in the later country! Within two months, I will move to Singapore. After 4-6 months in SGP, to France, to UK, and may be to Wharton, US. I was traveling a lot before too, never staying more than three months a time at any location. Life hasn't changed (and will not change in near

When it rains, it pours!

2005-11-25T07:58:00.000Z

[Category: MBA]Edit:Within no time I got the INSEAD admit too. I felt as if the floodgates just were blocked and got opened all at once. Thanks again to same people as listed earlier, only with double the intensity!I've decided to join INSEAD. It was one of toughest decisions I ever made. I won't get into the pissing contest of which school is better, but will just say that for some reasons (

Indian Govt. to develop more IISc caliber institutes in India

2005-09-29T05:15:00.000Z

[Category: General]PM promises two more IISc-quality institutes at a cost of Rs 500 Crores (Approx USD 110 Million) each.Long post due soon. Swamped in work at the moment!

Tid bits...

2005-09-12T02:20:00.000Z

[Category: General]Backpack generates power from walkingThings are a little busy at my end, hence this quick post. Will try posting on the coming weekend.

Nathu-la on track for Oct opening

2005-09-06T01:12:00.000Z

[Category: Personal, General]This is the track I was talking in my previous posts this and this as EBCT.For full story, visit Times of India. There is no reference to trekking there, but it seems that the trek will also be opened soon - just a matter of time! I'll try to locate some more info about the trekking path being opened (and when) and will post here later. In other news, I got a mail

Insead grad Finance Monkey is back with an advice!

2005-09-04T07:20:00.000Z

[Category: MBA]The renowned Insead grad FM is back with advice on essays. Great post, and welcome back FM!

Donations for Hurricane Katerina relief

2005-09-04T07:00:00.000Z

[Category: General]Large scale damages - some experts are putting it in order of US$ 100 Bn! A CNN report on the Economic Impact of Katrina.Thousands of people made homeless, thousands rescued, few (still?) struggling. My good wishes to all affected and/or concerned.You may Donate to Red Cross for Katerina relief from here.

Wall Street and Stock Exchanges

2005-08-30T05:22:00.000Z

[Category: Business]It seems Wall St. is putting serious efforts into making sure that the duopoly of NASDAQ and NYSE (esp. post its merger with Archipelago Holdings Inc.) doesn't eat into their bottomline. Off late there have been many articles on this and here is just one of them.Fidelity, Citigroup, CSFB and LB have announced a new "Boston Equities Exchange". Whereas, Citigroup, CSFB, MS and

Insead Interview...

2005-08-25T16:40:00.000Z

[Category: MBA]So this was a long overdue post. My apologies.Had my interview in a cafe over lunch. Very conversational. The interviewer is working in Software Industry in Marketing and was in tech before MBA.I was asked only five questions. Hope it is not a bad sign. Rest of the interview was conversation around Insead, France, US, India and world in general (It seemed like two guys with good GK

Thoughts on Management

2005-08-24T11:13:00.000Z

[Business, MBA]I've been thinking to put this on paper for quite a time, but always something or the other was stopping me. I also need to finish a previous (and unpublished!) post on leadership v/s managing, but that needs to wait for the time being.So for a start, here are few thoughts on Management:1. Communication skills are very important! For the Nth time!2. "The greatest enemy of

Google Talk

2005-08-24T10:44:00.000Z

[Category: Business]Yahoo had IM,MSN had MSN messenger,Google had none!Not anymore, my most favorite company, Google has just launched Google Talk. And it seems they have taken time to make it easy for the first time user!With this, soon my yahoo account is going to turn obsolete... if Google gives me "googlegroups" (a la yahoogroups) too :)Happy talking!PS: If you install it, feel free to ping

London Business School (LBS) announces admission deadlines

2005-08-21T14:37:00.000Z

[Category: MBA]LBS announced the admission deadlines for the class of 2008 . Information updated on the sidebar.Also updated the R4 date for Insead Sep 2006 intake.

Back, alive!

2005-08-21T14:16:00.000Z

[Category: General]I would have died out of boredom during my vacation, had it been a couple more days!Though it'll make a few posts if I give a detailed memo of how my silliness, combined with damn hard luck, no companions and incredibly bad weather kept me away from a trip I was so looking forward to, I'll just say that the Trekking trip stands postponed as of now. May be in October when the

Travel in Bangalore...

2005-08-10T13:28:00.000Z

[Category: General](Start of Rant)Last week I had a pleasure of traveling some distances in day time (both peak and off-peak hours) in Bangalore. The driving experience was pathetic! It took me on an average one hour to travel 10 miles. And this was not only on week days, but on weekends too.For instance, passing through the famed Cubban Park area, across which the Karnataka Power center resides,

Logogle: Google rocks, once again!

2005-08-10T11:59:00.000Z

[Category: Business]Check this out

Mt. Everest - More details (Part -II)

2005-08-04T01:22:00.000Z

[Category: Personal]We've started getting queries for more details and below are some of the things to ponder about. I'm adding as much information as possible but trying to avoid the uninterested reader to be bored or hijack this blog for my trek :)The costs are maximum expected costs, but yet they’re just estimates. I expect the actual expenses to be below this. There may be one or two days of

Himalaya trekking: Mt. Everest Base camp/Kanchenjunga Base camp

2005-07-30T06:19:00.000Z

[Category: Personal]I've been planning for quite some time to do a trek to Himalayas and after weeks of research, got fascinated by two options:1. Mt. Everest Base Camp Trek2. Kanchenjunga Base Camp TrekI'm thinking of doing it in August. Though both are good options with moderate to difficult treks, there are various pros and cons about the same. On record, and to clear my mind, I'll write here:

Wannabe, his bet... and FedEx MBA ad

2005-07-29T08:20:00.000Z

[Category: Personal, MBA]Wannabe had put a bet to guess the name of a company he interviewed with. Yours truly incidentally won it! Yahoo... I'm glad to have won a bet from the to-be Brand Consultant and an Insead MBA ;) And he has mentioned my name [Inflating my nameless ego a thousand times :P] twice in last week. Thank you Wannabe!Wannabe: I'll take your offer for dinner... as that will give

Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire: Article from HBS

2005-07-29T06:12:00.000Z

[Category: Business, MBA]Fool vs. Jerk: Whom Would You Hire? on HBS Working Knowledge (the link to which I posted a couple days ago) is an interesting read. The article talks about people who are:1. Competent and Likeable2. Competent but Jerk3. Incompetent but Likeable4. Incompetent and Jerk1 is most favorite and 4 is least...What about 2 or 3? Read here!Interestingly, a friend referred this

CFA Level 1 results are out

2005-07-27T03:09:00.000Z

[Category: Business, MBA]CFA L1 results are out and yours truly managed to pass! Ah, happy day to get this news in the morning!

HBS Working Knowledge, INSEAD Knowledge, Knowledge@Wharton

2005-07-26T13:12:00.000Z

[Category: Business, MBA]Three great institutions, three great publications! Links added on the side bar for future reference. HBS Working Knowledge INSEAD Knowledge Knowledge@Wharton

Work Life Balance

2005-07-26T12:46:00.000Z

[Category: Need I say more? OK, Business, Personal]Brad Feld has written an excellent entry about the work life balance. It made me realize a few things which I was doing completely wrong last couple of years!There is another article I read on professionals and the way new age professionals are taking the number of hours they put in office as a measure of success. Food for thought, I must say.

Google must be kidding!

2005-07-22T09:11:00.000Z

[Category: Business]Or so I thought!I have got three friends who have been blessed with babies in last twomonths, and since I am planning to visit them soon, I thought ofsearching for few good gifts for newly borns! Put into Google, and gotplenty (at least 12) of links with similar looking results. First Ithought that there may be some mistake either by me in looking or ingoogle's algorithm, but

Pottermania!

2005-07-21T05:41:00.000Z

[Category: Personal, MBA]The world has been hit by the Pottermania since July 16, and yours truly was swept off as well. Got hand on a book (luckily, I didn’t even need to buy it this time), and got relief only after finishing it. It is damn addictive, isn’t it?I won’t spoil fun, but suffice to say that I found this book more interesting than the previous two, but that may be just my opinion. It

Loads of Free material on Finance by Prof. Damodaran!

2005-07-15T16:52:00.000Z

[Category: MBA, Business]As one of my favorite areas is Finance and I've immensely benefited by reading renowned Prof. Damodaran's notes on his website, I thought of providing a link to his website from my blog. Asked him for permission and within minutes got an affirmative reply!Thank you Professor for sharing the notes with us and for letting me put the link!So, all finance enthusiasts, here

A little re-organization!

2005-07-14T09:25:00.000Z

[Category: General]Thanks to Ebenezer Orthodoxy of bloggerhacks 'Recent Comments' section has been added to the sidebar. This is a very useful tool and changing the template for the same was a very easy job.Also did some re-org on the blog to make the side bar easier to read.

General Colin Powell joins KPCB

2005-07-14T01:20:00.000Z

[Category: Business]Former Secretary Colin Powell named Strategic Limited Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. As per this news on KPCB's website, General Powell will work in the areas of communications, security, energy independence and health care.In the past, Former President George HW Bush and UK's former PM joined the PE firm Carlyle... but the difference is that General Collin joins

MMS sharing between different networks in US...

2005-07-11T09:37:00.000Z

[Category: Work, Business]Finally! After at least a year later than consumers expected them to, a year and half later than they should have done, and probably two years later than they could have!Sprint, T-Mobile Say Yes to MMS Exchange.In MMS technology and related services, US operators have really been laggards. The agreements to share among operators took much longer than I thought. While it

MBA Application deadlines for top-10 BSchools.

2005-07-10T14:43:00.000Z

[Category: MBA]I've added the deadlines for few Bschools. Most of them (and few more which I didn't track) are also available at Dave's Blog. An important addition is Insead Business School. LBS will be added to the list once it declares the deadlines.Someone asked about the time at which I post and the timing as per the blog, so from now on, all the times will be in GMT. As I travel quite a bit,

"Relationships for Success" seminar by Keith Ferrazzi

2005-07-07T02:44:00.000Z

[Category: Business, MBA, General]Keith Ferrazzi of Never Eat Alone is giving a seminar on "Relationships for Success" through through Microsoft LiveMeeting today. Registeration is free. More details can be found at Keith's blog entry about this.

Setup Complete! Donations to Charity...

2005-07-04T01:04:00.000Z

[Category: General]Today I'm done with the setup for this blog. Now it has got a new Hit counter [yes, the nerd in me wakes up once a week ;)] and Google adsense.Inspired by PowerYogi, I'll also make my humble contribution to few of the charity organizations I am engaged with. I work with a couple of NGOs in the field of child education and health care, and all the proceeds from the adsense

Vivek Paul quits Wipro and joins Texas Pacific Group

2005-07-02T02:05:00.000Z

[Category: Business, MBA]One of the most respected business leaders of India and the person who took Wipro to amazing heights, Mr. Vivek Paul is joining TPG as a partner in their Technology and Life Sciences Venture... He follows the steps of his role model and ex-boss, Mr. Jack Welch, who also stepped into the PE business some time back.There are a lot of articles/press releases/news items

Introduction

2005-06-30T23:57:00.000Z

[Category: General]I'm an Indian by birth, an Engineer by profession and Optimist by nature. Interested in learning new things, making friends, traveling, and sharing my thoughts with the world. And oh yes, an MBA!Here's my Blogger profileMy Present Situation in Charles Dickens' words:It was the best of time, it was the worst of time;It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness;

The first post to a new beginning!

2005-06-30T23:54:00.000Z

[Category: General]...here I am, once again!After being lost in little vagaries of life for few months, I am restarting blogging. This time it will persist, with encouragement from you, dear reader.I plan to divide this blog into five broad categories:1. MBA - My MBA Plans and happenings in the MBA world2. Work - What's hot and what's not in Wireless, Telecom and Software3. Business - Business