Articles in the India Category
Economy, India »
Just checked out the Forbes Billionaires list, and 4 out of the top 10 are Indian. Their names:
1. Lakshmi Mittal
2. Mukesh Ambani
3. Anil Ambani
4. KP Singh
Read the list and the article here.
Economy, India, Life and Personal, Politics, Tech and Culture, Travel »
The year 2008 is here, finally. Even though a lot of significant things happened in 2007, here’s how I would remember it:
1. India got her first female President.
2. Television got some really great new shows.
3. The US still tried to force-feed its way of life and governance to countries worldwide, only at the cost of national pride, credibility, and the economy.
4. Lots of school shootings, including one in India.
5. The resurgence of Apple Inc. as a dominant force in the computing industry.
6. The year of the iPhone. (This needed special …
Economy, India, Tech and Culture »
Check out this article about Google India in Fortune
Google Goes to India
Money quote – “Those who work at Google speak of a halo effect. Landing a job at Google is said to increase marriage prospects in a culture where title and income are critical to the practice of arranged matchmaking.”
Economy, India, Life and Personal, Tech and Culture, Travel »
I was thinking how much things have changed in the last 10 years. We now live in an increasingly connected society, at least from a technological point of view. Yet, at the same time, there are things that haven’t changed at all. We still have the middle east crisis. We’re still fighting hunger and poverty, and we’re still in search of a new source of energy!
10 years ago:
I was trying to get in a good college.
My primary computer was a desktop PC running Windows 95. The processor was 66Mhz Pentium.
I …
India, Life and Personal, Politics »
Yesterday was election day in the US, something that happens every 2 years. The responsibility of electing representatives to the 435 House seats as well as 33 out of 100 Senate seats was given to the public today. As I sit here watching the Democratic party take control of the House for the first time in around 14 years, I find the election coverage very familiar.
There’s the usual reporting of live precincts, live interviews, the usual anxiety, and the usual rejoicing by the winners. I am a big fan …