RIP Robin Williams. For me, one of his most memorable performances was in Dead Poets Society. I still remember his recital of Walt Whitman’s poem – O Me! O Life! Having heard and read the news of his tragic suicide the thought that came to my mind – is this how it ends? Many more… Read More: …and you may contribute a verse! »
I am a lazy blogger. It’s not that I don’t have much to say. It’s just that most of the times when I sit down to spill out the thoughts that have been bubbling up, I lose interest. I am told that all successful people blog on a regular basis. So, I have decided that… Read More: Hello there! »
Published in 2005 The first part of this series can be read here and the second part in series can be read here. In this third and final part I will focus on leadership. While the government incentives can encourage innovation for the simple reason that it directly leads to profits, leadership is a different… Read More: Hi-Tech labor (Part III of III) »
Published in 2005 This is the second in the three-part series. To read the first in series click here. In this article I will focus on encouraging innovation. On my way from hotel to the airport in Shanghai I pulled out the departure card and started filling in the details. I was able to fill it… Read More: Break the tigers free (Part II of III) »
Published in 2005 Is India the next technology leader? Will we ever take on the US and show them the way, so to speak? For the last couple of years, the media has been rife about how India and China can take the lead from US, especially in the hi-tech. At home in India, the media and the… Read More: Technology Leadership (Part I of III) »
Published in 2003 While I have been following the news articles and opinions about how US may lose its edge on technology leadership, I differ from majority of the views that have been expressed so far. What we see in the media and what is shared by the industry are mere indicators that reflect a… Read More: Is US going to lose its technical leadership? »
Published in 2001 Lately it seems that India is waking up to the concept of e-governance. The irony is that our government has yet to understand what governance is and they are already moving forward with automating whatever we have in the name of governance. When President Clinton visited India, he proudly proclaimed that India… Read More: E-governance »
Published in 1999 I have always wondered – why does India not make progress like the rest of the world? Almost all nations in the world started off at the same or similar level after WWII. Given India’s rich history and knowledge we should have leapfrogged the world and should have been one of the leading super-powers… Read More: Our Enemy’s Best Friend »
Published in 1999 The other day when I visited Amazon to order additional books, I was happy to see that I was welcomed by name and the page listed some recommendations based on my previous purchases. So, I thought of browsing the list of recommended books but to my disappointment I already had all of… Read More: For your eyes only – The art of Personalization »
Published in 1999 That is what everyone hears these days, mostly from the executive staff of dotcoms, that the ‘old’ rules of business no longer apply. It is being said that the e-commerce and e-business is so different from bricks & mortar business that we cannot measure, be it stock price or other indicators, with… Read More: New economy, new rules »