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Interview with Muhammad Yunus, Gramin Bank – Bangladesh

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NBR: You have been credited with inventing the microcredit movement more than 30 years ago. Why did you go in that direction? Yunus: I had no idea that I would ever get involved with something like lending money to poor people, given the circumstances in which I was working in Bangladesh. I was teaching in one of the universities while the country was suffering from a severe famine. People were dying of hunger, and I felt very helpless. As an economist, I had no tool in my tool box to…read more

Feb.28
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Kerala Expressway – some interesting discussions

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Sometime back in one of the discussions groups that I am member of we had some very interesting discussions on the proposed Expressway project in Kerala, India. This summarised version has been posted on the website of Roads & Bridges Development Corporation of Kerala. This is a long post – and is a collection of emails passed between the members of the group. And the oldest message is on top – so there is continuity for reading purposes. Thanks to Simon Sam for compiling this. Hi, I just browsed through…read more

Feb.25
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Chanakya quotes

Posted by in India/Kerala, Random Thoughts

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first. Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous. The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you. There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth. Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions – Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only…read more

Feb.25
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On unconscionable dropout rates

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Came across this editorial on dropout rates in Schools in India in The Hindu At a time when there is a great deal of buzz about India taking off as a "knowledge-based economy and society," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s admission that the dropout rate in schools continues to be "unacceptably high" is honest recognition that, in 57 years of Independence, the socio-political system has failed to ensure that at least a majority of children between the ages of 6 and 14 are in school — instead of making up the…read more

Feb.25
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A story of two mentalities

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An article I came across in the Arab Times. It is interesting to see in these days of hightened awareness about Middle East political situation to see an article comparing Arab political situation with the developing world, primarily India rather than the west. I think this makes quite a lot of sense since from a social point of view Middle Eastern nations are much more closer to the developing world than the developed world, even though countries like Kuwait does claim per capita income at par or even higher than…read more

Feb.24
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Feb.23
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Good to great

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Just started reading the book – Good to Great, by Jim Collins. Pretty amazing I should add to see the amount of research that has gone into this book. And also the fact the Jim seems to say up front about not finding any silver bullets for turning from good to great! That I feel is quite a difference compared to most other books that had one proposition to sell and they used examples that fit it. Just finished reading another book Corporate Boards that Create Value. It was the…read more

Feb.23
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Buzzwords gone bad

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Survey Reveals Most Annoying Terms and Phrases in the Workplace Companies claiming to create “synergies” in an effort to develop a “value-added” “paradigm” that leads to new “solutions” may want to be strategic in another way: not going overboard with cliché phrases and industry jargon. According to a recent survey, terms such as these are among the most overused in the workplace. The poll of about 150 senior executives of some 1000 big US companies conducted by an independent research firm and developed by Accountemps provides some interesting input into…read more

Feb.20
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Self awareness and Vipassana

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Writing about self awareness reminds me of Vipassana meditation technique. I attended a 10 a day session last summer in a serene centre in the Swiss Alps. It was a great experience for me. Do check out their website for more info.

Feb.20
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