How can Talking Aloud Help You Learn and Remember Better?
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…
TG Roundup
One of the Best Creations of NTR
Few people talk about NTR’s direction. No other song has had as much influence on Telugu culture than this song from Sree Seethaa Raama Kalyaanam….
Is there a Robin Hood in You?
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…
Textbook Case of Deflation, but..
A few days ago I mentioned that fiat money’s march towards M0 is classic outcome of a deflationary economic cycle. The following news confirms my…
Financial Reform: In A Lot Less than 1000 Words
For-Profit Education is the New Sub-Prime
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…
“I Would Recommend You Panic” [updated]
Hugh Hendry is a hedge fund manager from UK. He is one of those “evil short-sellers” that the establishment (read politicians and the banks) love…
Apple is the New King of Tech
Apple Dethrones Microsoft As World’s Biggest Tech Company [Via Huffington Post] SEATTLE — Apple has surpassed Microsoft as the largest technology company in the world…
Veturi in My Thoughts
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…
Whose Hyderabad is it?
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…
A Disaster of Mammoth Proportions
BP oil spill in the Gulf is now humongous and is slated to surpass all human-made environmental disasters. How can Obama escape the consequences of…
Rao Chalasani on Financial Crisis (2 of 2)
I mentioned about Mr. Rao on this blog some time ago when I talked about quants. I caught-up with Rao to make sense out of the Euro crisis. Even though Rao is retired and claims that he is not in touch with what is going on in the markets lately, he is as sharp as ever. This 40 min long interview sheds light on a number of fundamental reasons for current state of world’s financial mess. Those who followed me on my Teluguone Radio show or read my articles on various blogs might find that my views are eerily similar to his views.
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Telugu Cine Song Writer Veturi No More
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…
Making Sense of Financial Crisis with Rao Chalasani 1 of 2
Mr. Rao Chalasani was a veteran Wall Street economist who retired in 2000. His long career included stints as the chief economist at Everen Securities which later became First Union Securities. Currently FUS is a unit of Wells Fargo. In the 90s he was frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal. He was one of the straight shooters on Wall Street and one of the few whom I respected and I paid a lot of attention.
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Keep the Spark Alive
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,…