Archive for June, 2009

Reading List : ‘Imagining India’ by Nandan Nilekani

Sunday, June 28, 2009 12:07 2 Comments

Its pretty unusual for many otherwise very successful Indians to write books, about anything. Be it sharing what they have mastered or what they have thought about, leave alone preaching something. I was thrilled to see Kishore Biyani unveiling ‘It Happened in India’ a couple of years ago.  And I recently came to know about [...]

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Tobacco Kills 400,000 Americans Each Year : How Come Govt. Sell Licenses To Kill Its Own People?

Sunday, June 28, 2009 9:10 1 Comment

If Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in United States and 400,000 people die from it each year, why not ban it completely? It doesn’t make any sense.  How come US Government (and governments across the world) sell licenses to kill 400,000 of its own country men and women each year?   You [...]

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Upbeat : How Right Attitude Can Beat Tough Times, Anytime

Thursday, June 25, 2009 0:34 No Comments

As promised yesterday, I am presenting the interview with Rajesh Setty on  ‘Upbeat’, his recent book that inspires and helps to cultivate the right attitude to thrive in tough times like this recession. One of the interesting aspects of this book is the fact that the  book was originally written during the dot-com-bust with lessons [...]

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You Are One In A Billion, Believe It ! Or Not !

Thursday, June 25, 2009 0:29 1 Comment

  “ There are about 6.7 Billion people in this world that we know of.  Whether you believe in ‘Creation’ or ‘Evolution’, this human race started with a tiny number. It is quite amazing to see how fast it multiplies. What is more amazing is that every single individual in that 6 billion crowd is [...]

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How NOT to ASK For Feedback : Case Of A Honda Dealer

Monday, June 22, 2009 0:24 No Comments

I gave my Honda vehicle for a service at a Dealer this weekend. Everything went well. And then I got an email little later asking for feedback on how did the service went and whether I was satisfied with the service.  Here is the text of the Email. The third paragraph was bold text in [...]

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