From Forbes A leader simply operates at their best when they understand their ability to influence is much more fruitful than their ability to control. Here’s the thing – the purpose of leadership is not to shine the spotlight on yourself, but to unlock the potential of others so they can in turn shine the […]
Welcome to 2013. Did you accomplish everything you wanted to last year? If you did, congratulations. For those of you who are looking back on the past year and thinking, “Well, that didn’t turn out the way I planned,” the bright side is you get to start over. Today is day one of 365 and […]
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 […]
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 […]