One word that has rung in my ears all this year has been ‘outsider’. Google trends agrees. The last few months have seen an increase in the number of occurrences of this word in news references. And of course, you don’t need a fancy algorithm to tell you that. If you have been even barely ..
The news channels are all saturated with remembrance of the Mumbai terror attacks. As I watched the tributes to the martyrs of the day, I couldn’t help but wonder how little things had changed since those three terror-filled days. The Mumbai attacks were supposed to be our wakeup call. The ..
Isn’t it funny the way HR folks speak? I mean, they typically say a lot without actually saying (revealing) anything. They never commit, never say no, and always talk as though they have your best interests at heart while ignoring the import of your words. Do they speak the same way with ..
Every now and then, when I have time to spare, I take out my laptop and read some of the code I'd written in the past. This includes projects I did during my Bachelors degree, some code snippets of projects I did for my Masters course, and some others, from previous employment. (Of course, I ..
I was watching the movie “Gandhi” on Sony Pix and one thing about the Mahatma struck me. Not only was the Mahatma a great saint and leader, he was a brilliant political strategist. Consider, his use of non-violence as the principal weapon against the British. By doing so, not only did the ..