It seems that all is set for the next big thing in India.
When everyting is going on pretty smothely, India Rising, finally coming true, Sensex booming with the future prospects of the Indian Economy, if something can spoil the party, it has to be the Indian politicians. Not even the US slowdown can have as negative an effect as this new 27% increase for the OBC's.
Can somebody tell me, how many castes are backward in India? Our's is the only country where people vouch to be backward!!! People shout in parliament at the top of their voice that my community is backward, and what government should do for it, give reservations, as if giving reservations would suddenly turn a kid living in shanty in the dirtiest part of town to a millionaire. How insane! Everybody knows that reservations are taken up only by the select few who have the 'virtue' of being born backward and the luck of being in educated family.
As far as I have seen in my enginnering and MBA college not even a single reserved candidate deserved the reservation. Everybody was from a well to do family, who knew exactly how difficult it is to get into the college and who at the same time knew that there is this weapon of reservation, the ultimate trump card which will take them notches up the rest in the competition. All this because our forefathers have treated them in grossly inhuman ways...who knows, we all might have been Dalits in the purva janma and theses people enjoying benefits now might have been the aggresors.
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Fathoming MBA life.
Fathoming!!! Now, I don't generally use such big words...but am forced to after coming to Bangalore...
I am doing my interns in Intel, and staying in IIM-B hostel. Last two weeks have been real happening, can't believe tht it is just 2 weeks! Have got the taste of work life for the first time being a fresher, man it is real exciting to work, especially if you get a project of your liking.
Me in the (Supply Network) SN CAM grp. which caters to SMG, Sales n Mktg.; and CPLG, grps.
SN CAM is only some 200 ppl. strong out of which 50 r in India n out of which arnd. 15 are from NITIE. Man, I really felt great about my college, considering all the tp tht we do and all the comparisons and drawbacks that we point out, when it comes to supply chain NITIE rocks!!!
Having said that, thr. is still a long way to go for our clg., with international SCM profiles going to IIMC, we hv to give a go at it...
But certainly, have got the first tryst with my destiny, my job in the corporate world. I always wondered how it would be like to work, sitting at your desk, meeting deadlines, handling the pressure, n man challenging it is!!!
Intel has been a grt. company so far, a true MNC, with ppl. coming at 12, some working from their home to ppl. coming in shorts to office...certianly thr seems to be no restriction on an individual as long as you meet the deadlines...Will get a better feel once I start working earnestly on my project...
I am doing my interns in Intel, and staying in IIM-B hostel. Last two weeks have been real happening, can't believe tht it is just 2 weeks! Have got the taste of work life for the first time being a fresher, man it is real exciting to work, especially if you get a project of your liking.
Me in the (Supply Network) SN CAM grp. which caters to SMG, Sales n Mktg.; and CPLG, grps.
SN CAM is only some 200 ppl. strong out of which 50 r in India n out of which arnd. 15 are from NITIE. Man, I really felt great about my college, considering all the tp tht we do and all the comparisons and drawbacks that we point out, when it comes to supply chain NITIE rocks!!!
Having said that, thr. is still a long way to go for our clg., with international SCM profiles going to IIMC, we hv to give a go at it...
But certainly, have got the first tryst with my destiny, my job in the corporate world. I always wondered how it would be like to work, sitting at your desk, meeting deadlines, handling the pressure, n man challenging it is!!!
Intel has been a grt. company so far, a true MNC, with ppl. coming at 12, some working from their home to ppl. coming in shorts to office...certianly thr seems to be no restriction on an individual as long as you meet the deadlines...Will get a better feel once I start working earnestly on my project...
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Writing after too long a time, had nearly forgotten that my own blog exists, when one of my frnds asked me to rate his...
Life has been pretty smothely for last few months...Lots of masti in college, no real work load.
Had been to Kashir beach and Janjira fort. Man what a place it is. Had heard a lot about Janjira in history books, unconquered. . . unconquerable and now I know why. . . The fort is sorrounded by two hills, is half a kilometre into the sea, has it's own supply of fresh water and one underground tunnel that goes 80 feet deep and connects it to the mainland. . .
No wonder it stood unconquered for 900 years. Stone has eroded with time due to the force of the ocean waves but the joints are still intact. . . Such a high quality of engineering that too 900 years back. This fort was built by an African trader as safe heaven for his trading. Many attacks and invasions were carried on the fort but nobody absolutely nobody could step on the fort. . .
Notably this fort is very near to the areas of operation of the graeat Maratha Emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, but he too couldn't capture it, although the battles of his succesors are famous in history...
But, like most forts in India, this too has lost its glory thanks to the apathy of government in maintaining. . . All the houses inside the fort have broken down and place of such a historic importance is lost in the pages of history. . .
Well we salute the fort, the great trader who thought much ahead of his times realised the importance of trade and had such a marvellous fort built in a distant land, the spirit of the descendents, who's ancestors knew nothing but to guard the fort: had to suddenly find a living on the mainland and they survived by being the guides n naviks around. . . and lastly our great Indian Democratic Government who has been so instrumental in giving monuments the looks n feel n the stinch that they are getting today. . .
Life has been pretty smothely for last few months...Lots of masti in college, no real work load.
Had been to Kashir beach and Janjira fort. Man what a place it is. Had heard a lot about Janjira in history books, unconquered. . . unconquerable and now I know why. . . The fort is sorrounded by two hills, is half a kilometre into the sea, has it's own supply of fresh water and one underground tunnel that goes 80 feet deep and connects it to the mainland. . .
No wonder it stood unconquered for 900 years. Stone has eroded with time due to the force of the ocean waves but the joints are still intact. . . Such a high quality of engineering that too 900 years back. This fort was built by an African trader as safe heaven for his trading. Many attacks and invasions were carried on the fort but nobody absolutely nobody could step on the fort. . .
Notably this fort is very near to the areas of operation of the graeat Maratha Emperor Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, but he too couldn't capture it, although the battles of his succesors are famous in history...
But, like most forts in India, this too has lost its glory thanks to the apathy of government in maintaining. . . All the houses inside the fort have broken down and place of such a historic importance is lost in the pages of history. . .
Well we salute the fort, the great trader who thought much ahead of his times realised the importance of trade and had such a marvellous fort built in a distant land, the spirit of the descendents, who's ancestors knew nothing but to guard the fort: had to suddenly find a living on the mainland and they survived by being the guides n naviks around. . . and lastly our great Indian Democratic Government who has been so instrumental in giving monuments the looks n feel n the stinch that they are getting today. . .
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