October 6, 2011
The world looks at Steve Jobs and sees an innovator, leader, legend. I see the man who built his career around challenging the status quo. Jonathan Moss had once said, Steve Jobs was born out of wedlock, put up for adoption at birth, dropped out of college, then changed the world. What’s your excuse? He… Read more »
September 22, 2011
Taxes are not much of a debated topic in India and understandably they are not much understood. I found a piece that explains the concept accurately and puts the economic jargon in terms that we understand. PS: If you don’t want to read the whole post, just scroll down and watch the video. Here is the… Read more »
September 11, 2011
This post is about the idea of India and how people just keep fighting about stuff doesn’t even matter. Or more about the insignificant perspective. Lets take the recent JanLokpal Movement as an example. The whole movement and its support base was rational in the start but become more around the symbolism associated with it… Read more »
August 27, 2011
New things are always good and especially when you are a part of it. The past month has been so much fun and hard work both for me personally and for everyone else involved with the TechFest. And why is that? Well, coz my college, IIIT Delhi is organizing it’s first ever technical fest from… Read more »
August 15, 2011
In psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud defined hate as an ego state that wishes to destroy the source of its unhappiness. More recently, the Penguin Dictionary of Psychology defines hate as a “deep, enduring, intense emotion expressing animosity, anger, and hostility towards a person, group, or object.” Because hatred is believed to be long-lasting, many psychologists consider it to be more of an… Read more »
August 4, 2011
I just want to clarify right from the start, I am against corruption as much as anyone else is. So, stop calling me a traitor and open your mind to accept that other sides to a problem can also exist. So, lets start with What will the Janlok Pal Bill do? The idea is to… Read more »
July 19, 2011
Some of you had asked me the reason for my silence on the Mumbai blasts. Well I have’t said anything coz frankly, I am sick of abusing the netas, the babus and the idiots who vote them to power. No, not this time. This time we are going to try and make a difference. Today,… Read more »
July 13, 2011
What is NextGen Drops? NextGen Drops is an initiative by UC Berkeley School of Information, Goldman School of Public Policy and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. It solves a very basic problem related to the water supply to our homes. Problem NextDrop aims to address India’s piped water problem. The main issue with our towns… Read more »
July 7, 2011
Jarawa of the Andaman’s are one of the most primitive tribes of India. They have been untouched by most of humanity and still continue to live their nomadic life. Infact when the first ‘civilized’ people set foot in the Andamans (i.e. the British to construct the Cellular Jail aka Kala Pani) most of the Andaman… Read more »
July 4, 2011
If you think I was going to suggest a fast unto ‘death’ :D Of course not coz fasts just don’t work. But today we are going to bring to you top 10 ways you can avoid paying a bribe and take action against corruption. First up, Top 5 ways that have worked for others… Read more »
