Hyma Sagi – NRI lady leaving for India to join politics on her own terms

Hyma Sagi

There are many people who want to do something for India. They want to go back. But very few can. Of those, still few can go back to dedicate their lives to something larger than themselves. Very few people in this world can indeed be driven by their passion. I have been lucky to know [...]

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Volunteering, the way it was meant to be

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We had trekked all the way to Kedarnath and back and after a day’s travel, with our legs in pain, we landed in Uttarkashi.  We gathered for dinner, and while we all went after food, we saw this one unhappy traveller start his long and high pitched cribbing session with a Swami sitting with him [...]

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UPenn Prof Vijay Kumar unveils “Self Guided Agile Flying Robots” which Swoop and Swarm together

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University of Pennsylvania professor Vijay Kumar showcased a set of autonomous, agile and decentralized flying robots which can not only do maneuvers that are difficult for any machine but also communicate between themselves to not only fly in formations but also do complex tasks of lifting stuff many times their wait.  Interestingly, the robots used [...]

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India fueling Facebook growth – what’s so great about that??

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Facebook is coming out with an IPO for $5 billion. Out of the total Monthly Active Users (MAU) of 845 million (as of Dec 31, 2011), 46 million (5%) are from India, 161 million (19%) are from the US, and 37 million (4.3%) are from Brazil. Now, India and Indians promise to be a rapidly [...]

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Antilla – the $2 billion home of Mukesh Ambani

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Antilla, Mukesh Ambani’s roughly $2 billion home is the most expensive home in the world.

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Perceptions and Value: When a World Class Violin Prodigy played a $3.5 mn violin at a Metro Station

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If you put something on sale for cheap, is it perceived to be of low value, irrespective of its inherent quality? What do you think?

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Sikh-urity amidst London Riots

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London is witnessing unprecedented riots since yesterday. Started over the shooting death by police of a local man, Mark Duggan and spread very quickly all over.

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कवयित्री डॉ.मृदुल कीर्ति के साथ एक संवाद

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Leadership Lessons from Lord Ram

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Ram Navami – the birth of Lord Ram is coming this week.

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Nitin Nohria is the first Indian-American Dean of Harvard: some questions

Nitin Nohria, alumunus of IIT-Mumbai, has been named as the 10th dean of Harvard Business School.

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