Carl Woese’s work along with my graduate school advisor, George Fox was the basis of my thesis topic at University of Houston. On Sunday, Carl Woese – the scientist who revolutionized the way we view the evolutionary relationships among the planet’s life forms – passed away at the age of 84. Dr. Roland Hatzenpichler, a postdoctoral scholar […]
The town of Vizianagaram in AP is one of the largest municipalities in terms of population. Also a huge education hub. In the middle of the town is the ancient Vizianagaram fort, which houses many colleges and schools and even some beautifull amsterdam apartments. The Vizianagaram area was ruled by Rajus before the British […]
This new year, as usual, there were a series of emails from friends, family and acquaintances wishing a very Happy New Year 2013. In the deluge of impersonal emails and social media messages, there are a few which stood out for their messages, many for the thoughtfulness of the senders and a few which were great […]
Ashwin Naik, co-founder and CEO of Vaatsalya Hospitals, a chain of affordable healthcare facilities in semi-urban and rural areas, said there is a big gap in quality healthcare in India. “As government hospitals are not funded enough, this is throwing up opportunities for entrepreneurs.” via Frugal innovation: Devi Shetty’s Narayana Hrudayalaya to conduct heart surgeries […]
One of my favourite things to say about startups. Is things sometimes go from bad to worse. And then things get even worse. Some one recently asked me what do you do when things go from horrible to more horrible. Thats what not i meant. I think there is a difference between worse and horrible. […]
With a diameter of 1.5 meters, and weighing 55 tons, this is a giant! Interestingly magistrate of Bijapur tried to auction this off in 1854 for Rs 150, but the auction was called off. This cannon was built by a turkish officer in the Ahmednagar kingdom. Apparently, there is an inscription which says it was […]
Yes, good point. It turns out that customers appreciate that their stories and employees feel proud when their names are associated in a newsletter which is in English! Everyone wants their kids to be in English medium schools and learn english. Imagine the pride when they carry a copy of our newsletter home and sit […]
People get hired and promoted because senior people like them. The factors that make people likable don’t change over time. If a person is well liked, all sorts of performance deficits will be overlooked http://www.abhijitbhaduri.com/index.php/2011/04/it-is-all-about-personality/
you have read thousands of books but you have never tried to read your own self PaRh paRh ilm hazaar kitaabaN qaddi apnay aap nou paRhiya naee jaaN jaaN waRhday mandir maseedi qaddi mann apnay wich waRhiya naee you rush in into your Mandirs, into your Mosques but you have never tried to enter your […]
<blockquote class=’posterous_medium_quote’>Ma la rivoluzione non si ferma quì, non si ferma al cliente, non si ferma ai paesi in via di sviluppo. Oggi più che mai abbiamo esempi eccezionali che incarnano la reale possibilità di cambiare il mondo della finanza senza rinunciare ai profitti. Perché sia “Vaatsalya” che “Banco Sol” sono due imprese che fanno […]