You are given $10. You have to offer some of it to a stranger. If the stranger accepts your offer, he/she and you both get to keep the money. Otherwise, you will lose all of it. The stranger doesn’t know HOW MUCH you have, but knows that you will lose all of it, if the […]
Largest studies undertaken by the Gallup Organization. Come to think of it. This is almost 100% true. Read below & find out the answer. Early this year, Arun, an old friend who is a senior software designer, got an offer from a prestigious international firm to work in its India operations developing specialized software. He […]
I’m around a lot of studying. When I walk through the lobby of the Psychology building at Texas, I often see a few students on benches reading over their notes. A trip to the library requires navigating a sea of students at tables and carrels deep in study. Then, when I go home, I have […]
Fiction writer Ayn Rand and economist Friedman have strong ideas about how the world should be. In Rand’s fictional world, Robinhood-like character is a villain and they have no place in the society. Is it, really? Do Robinhoods promote only laziness among masses? Greenspan, the crackpot and a great disciple of Rand has experimented in […]
I often compared debt ridden students of “for-profit” colleges like U of Phoenix to sub-prime borrowers. I have been writing about this sector on this blog as a big house of cards which could implode any time. Now I have company. A notable short-seller, no less. [Via Mother Jones] Steve Eisman, the outspoken investor whose […]
I am not going to say anything about Veturi’s writing genius. Just some personal observations and musings. I heard that Veturi attended Kolluru ZP high school in Guntur Dt. He is about a couple of years younger to my father. My father completed his SSC from the ZP High School in Donepudi, a neighboring village […]
When Sri Krishna Deva Raya took to the Vijayanagara throne in 1509, the empire was in a significantly weakened state. The entire coastal Telugu areas were occupied by Orissa. Similarly, the Kannada and Tamil regions have also raised a flag of revolt. 24 year old Sri Krishna Deva Raya was determined to put things in […]
Legendary Telugu cine song writer Veturi Sundara Rama Murthy is no more. He passed away yesterday 05/22/2010 in Hyderabad. I am a big fan of his songs. He has the range from class to down right mass. What do you think of him ? [Via Eenadu]
Chetan Bhagat’s speech at Symbiosis Following is the speech by Chetan Bhagat given at the orientation programme for the new batch of MBA students at Symbiosis, Pune. Good Morning everyone and thank you for giving me this chance to speak to you. This day is about you. You, who have come to this college, leaving the […]
The single largest reason why people give up on their entrepreneurial aspirations and continue in a job is delay in breaking out after college. [The following article is via liveMINT.com] On The Job | Sanjeev Bikhchandani The author is co-founder and chief executive officer, InfoEdge (India) Ltd, which runs the Naukri.com website. He writes a […]
A tendency to see attractive people as more intelligent, competent, morel, and a sociable than unattractive people. Attentive people are generally perceived more positively than unattractive people. They receive more attention from opposite sex, receive more affection from their mothers, receive more leniency from judges and juries’ and receive more votes from the electorate than […]
Some one ought to get an award for this. We know the facts, but this brings perspective quickly, doesn’t it? I believe each cube is a tea spoon. [nggallery id=8]
Here is the translated article published in Saakshi newspaper that summarizes some of my views on United Andhra Pradesh: http://www.sakshi.com/main/WeeklyDetails.aspx?Newsid=52750&Categoryid=1&subcatid=18 Save Andhra Pradesh! Nalamotu Chakravarthy http://www.myteluguroots.com http://www.facebook.com/people/@/226703252445 http://twitter.com/nalamotu http://www.amazon.com/My-Telugu-Roots-Telangana-Bhasmasura/dp/0984238603/
A Washington resident was killed in late April after his attempt to sell a diamond ring on Craigslist went terribly awry. Jim Sanders and his wife, Charlene Sanders, posted the ring, a family heirloom, on Craigslist. They were contacted by people, believed to be posing as interested buyers, who told the Sanders they wanted to […]
I am passionate about the subject of education. I am disturbed by the sleazy practices of various ‘for-profit colleges’ who essentially fleece the poor and the veterans and raid the Pell Grants (there by cheating the tax payers also.) Shedding light on fraud in the name of higher education is my crusade. [Quotes from the […]
