follow up on the cnet story...

India's tech Renaissance from cnet

this is excellent observation and a very good read.

quotes

I like to speak my mind. That’s why I speak less.
--Ajay Devgan

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.
--Oliver Wendell Holmes

Never be content in not knowing why.
-- from http://wehaveforgotten.blogspot.com

song

bhooli bisri yaadon mien -- viruddh

commendable effort

Art forms find a saviour in Margi from hindu

hopefully in future more of the intangible heritage that we posses will be preserved.

quote

The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.
--Hannah Whitall Smith, 1902

India's tech Renaissance form cnet

"Tata recently won a deal to create an environmentally friendly cell phone for a U.S. carrier, for example, while rival Wipro Technologies is designing MP3 players for Europe and a flat-panel TV for an American company. Such entrepreneurial ventures in the consumer market are not confined to the largest players: Mumbai-based Celetronix produces set-top boxes for a U.S.-based satellite TV carrier. "
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"That marathon approach is viewed as a key advantage for India. Many executives and entrepreneurs note that India's tech boom is driven by a demographic bubble that will be difficult to match for other nations. India has a large population of young people who are driven, well-educated and work for relatively low wages.
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"For the first time," he said, "there is confidence that tomorrow will be better than today.""

church and state

Supreme Court rules on government Ten Commandments displays

right or wrong????