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What a day
Below is an old article I had written for IIIT magazine. I found it while browsing through some old archives. The article was written on July 30, 2003 and probably published a couple of days later. What a day!!! To start with, the microsoft seminar. There was this seminar organised by Microsft for students and…
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Yes, We Can
My ex-schoolmate Kishore is part of a club called “Toastmasters” in Infosys, where members give short speeches on various topics. Below is a speech given by him related to voting. And this has definitely come from the heart. Yes, We can – By Kishore Kaluri. So, What am I going to talk about ? I…
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Two Choices
At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: “When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with…
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Voter registration likely to close by mid-March
A forward from Jaago Re! One Billion Votes Dear Rahul, Make the Jaago Re! One Billion Votes movement stronger A few days back, Jaago Re! One Billion Votes movement hit a milestone of 300,000 online voter registrations. Is this a significant number? You decide: * In the recent 2008 Rajasthan state assembly elections, a candidate…
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Grandfather Passes Away
The 10th day ceremony will be held on 14th February, 2009. You are invited to attend it to pay your homage to my grandfather. In a very tragic incident, my paternal grandfather, Dr. Jagdishvar Rao (aged 86) passed away today. He was suffering from cancer (diagnosed 2 months back) and had a fracture in his…
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Richard Dawkin’s Letter To His Ten Year Old Daughter
Here is a letter by Richard Dawkins to his daughter, when she turned ten, about evidence, belief, tradition, rationalism, authority and revelation. It is slightly long but is definitely worth reading. Dear Juliet,
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Online Public Grievance Lodging and Monitoring System
From a mail forward I had received … Government of India has developed an ‘Online Grievance Forum’ at http://pgportal.gov.in/. Can you imagine this is happening in INDIA? The govt. wants people to use this tool to highlight the problems they faced while dealing with Government officials or departments like Passport Office, Electricity board, BSNL/MTNL, Railways…
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Voter Registration In India
Here is an interesting conversation between Ramu and Shamu. Shamu is apathetic towards politics and Ramu is actively involved in spreading awareness related to it. In the below chat, Ramu tries to answer some of the basic and most important queries related to elections put forth by Shamu. Shamu: Hi Ramu, how are you? Ramu:…
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Universal Laws
Lorenz’s Law of Mechanical Repair After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch. Anthony’s Law of the Workshop Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner. Kovac’s Conundrum When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged one. Cannon’s Karmic Law If you tell the…
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Heroes Season 3 Starting On Dec 23, 2008
Good news for all Heroes Fans. Heroes Season 3 is going to be aired in India on Star World starting Dec 23, 2008. Be sure to catch the heroes in action!