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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
More than 40 varieties of infant and children’s liquid Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and Zyrtec were recalled late Friday because of manufacturing deficiencies that may affect the quality, purity or potency of the over-the-counter medications. The recall involves all unexpired lots (see the recall notice for a complete list). According to the Food and Drug Administration, […]
Do you, as a person of Indian origin, get offended by this ad? (I will let the ad speak for itself.)
In a meeting attended by 15,000 delegates on April 28th in Secunderabad, TRS President KCR threatened that there will be a civil war if Andhra Pradesh State is not divided. Going by the recent wave of separatist violence, KCR might not be making empty threats. Separatist thuggery will most likely resume post December, 2010. The […]
Sometimes, the news makes me cringe. I don’t know how many of you have read about Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070. This legislation was recently passed, making it legal for the police to stop people and demand a verification of immigration status. The motivation behind this bill is to find immigrants who are in this country […]
