Is upgrading software and hardware becoming an unhealthy obsession?

September 26, 2011

According to this recent article, it is. People instinctively want to upgrade their gadgets like mobile phones, Tablet PCs, computers and laptops. Until a few years ago, it used to be just the software. Whenever there was a new version out, you wanted to install it, or upgrade it. But hardware? It was upgraded only [...]

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How to handle a regional bully like China

September 25, 2011

China has been a regional thorn for India ever since the 1962 war. India took a severe beating (due to Jawahar Lal Nehru’s shortsightedness and the foreign policy ridden with a personal agenda) in that war. India’s military power has improved tremendously since then, but obviously it cannot match China’s might due to its sheer [...]

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What our economy needs right now

September 18, 2011

I’m not an economist so I’m writing this just as a layperson. I think there are 2 things our policymakers can do to sort out the economy, in fact 3 things: Make economic corruption one of the most heinous crimes Retrieve all the money that is earned by corrupt (by corrupt means) Make the rich [...]

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Probability is amazing

September 17, 2011

This is just a small thought on probability. I love September afternoons. In fact from mid-September to mid-October is my favourite time of the year despite the fact that I rarely get a chance to spend afternoons and late afternoons outside (because due to some strange turn of events almost every year, I am busiest [...]

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Why I Support Narendra Modi

September 12, 2011

I support Narendra Modi using the same logic that I used to support Anna Hazare and his team: whatever might be his fundamental flaws, he seems to be good for the country. I don’t believe in getting stuck in a singular idea of “this person is bad” or “that method is bad” and just to [...]

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Remembering Teachers Day at my school

September 5, 2011

I was quite surprised today when I found out that my daughter’s school was closed for the Teachers Day, to day. We never had a holiday on Teachers Day and in fact it used to be a festive day in our special school. We always used to throw a surprise party for our teachers (although [...]

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Should death penalty be abolished in India?

September 4, 2011

The other day we had a heated discussion at home on whether death penalty should be abolished in India are not and as usual, I was the undecided one and my wife was pretty sure that it shouldn’t be. Her three main reasons for supporting the death penalty were: Why should we bother for people [...]

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Right to express dissent

August 30, 2011

The last couple of weeks have been full of contrarian arguments in different parts of the media whether it is electronic media, print media or social media. I have been planning to write a post on why we behave in a certain manner during such situations (including me, of course) and what we need to [...]

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IITian and rickshaw-wala

August 29, 2011

I got this from Facebook, but don’t know where it originated from. Let me know if you know. ============== This one is delightfully interesting to read. There were two rickshaw-walas vying for our business, when we wanted to go to Sankat-Mochan temple in Benaras. I agreed to go with the one, who was about 20 [...]

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A mix of reforms and monitoring

August 28, 2011

The dust is gradually settling down after almost a fortnight of public anger and high-drama negotiations and this is the time some thinking work starts. Just read this objective piece on Wall Street Journal titled Getting a Grip on Indian Corruption that suggests a balanced approach of reforms and monitoring. Although the article takes a [...]

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