Posted in Current Affairs at 11:04 pm by The Editor
Another bomb blast.
More people killed.
The government issues strong warnings.
Nothing happens.
Until a few months later .. when another bomb blasts. And the same cycle repeats.
What’s the solution? What do you think we should do as a country, as a political entity, as a people?
Let us know what you think. We will be sending the consolidated messages to major news channels in 3 weeks.
Add your thoughts in the comments section.
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Posted in Education at 11:50 am by The Editor
Mr and Mrs Laxmi Kulkarni drag 3 year old Chetan to New Model School for admissions.
The school interviews the parents and has an amiable chat with Pappu. The school decides that Pappu is eligible for admission. Then starts the bargaining. Other than the fees, the school expects a non refundable donation of Rs. 1 lac. The parents negotiate this to Rs. 75,000. This is a good school, since the management is open to negotiation, unlike the other schools.
This(the donation) is standard operating practice for all schools in the city.
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Posted in Humour at 10:30 am by The Editor
Chain mails fall into different categories.
1. Please fwd this email and good luck will hit you within 6 days.
2. Please fwd this email and good luck will hit you within 6 days. And if you don’t something bad will happen. (Bad? like no one will send you chain mails .. and you’ll never have this chance to ‘good luck through chain mails’.) Read more »
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Posted in Travel at 7:54 am by The Editor
Eating In Pune
After 5 days of working in Pune, I have yet to go around much except for the little area in Koregaon Park bound by North Main Road, Lane 5, 6, 7, and 8, all within walking distance from hotel to office. It’s Friday evening so I finally take the time to read up a little on Pune.
This neighbourhood in Pune apparently has quite a bit of Western influence mainly due to the large number of Western tourists attracted here by the (in)famous Osho Meditation Resort. When my coworker PB from Toronto asked if I’ve been there yet, I could only shake my head in ignorance. Then he proceeded to tell me that this is a fancy ashram of a guru whose’s theory of sex leading to spiritual enlightening is quite controversial. More on this on another day. Read more »
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Posted in Travel at 7:46 am by The Editor
Arrived in Mumbai
I started my journey in Toronto’s Pearson Airport terminal 3 yesterday. As prescripted by the doctor, I had a light meal of milk and Dijon chicken sandwich at Brioche Dorée to go with my Malarone before my flight. Brioche Dorée is a popular franchise in France but I didn’t know that we have one in Toronto. The Malarone is STRONG! I was quickly put into a delicious stupor that kept me asleep for the duration of most of the flight. Read more »
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Posted in Inspiration at 1:12 pm by The Editor
This is an interesting fwd I received.
Posted by Shankar Iyer
http://www.ourplanet.com/imgversn/122/arputham.html
Jockin Arputham , a slum-dweller, is President of India’s National Slum Dwellers Federation – a people’s organization made up of pavement-dwellers and slum-dwellers from more than 30 towns and cities in India. He is a Magsaysay awardee 2000 for international understanding.
Jockin Arputham suggests how people living in slum environments can escape the cycle of poverty and disease. Read more »
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Posted in PuneCity Info at 10:30 am by The Editor
The University of Pune (formerly the University of Poona) is a university located in northwest Pune, India. It has a 400 acre (1.6 km²) campus. It was established on February 10, 1949 and is home to 46 academic departments.
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Posted in Education at 8:39 am by The Editor
Is it brain drain when the best in this country leave for a foreign country?
Or is it ‘that’ when they either stay back or go abroad and do not utilize their intellectual resources?
Let’s debate.
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Posted in PuneCity Info at 1:06 am by The Editor
Pune(Marathi/Hindi:) pronunciation (help·info), (pronounced “poo-n’-ey” where the “n’” is the hard “N” sound produced by touching the tongue to the palate rather than the back of the front teeth) (in Marathi).
Pune, formerly known as Punavadi (in medieval times) and Poona by the British, is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Referred to as the “Queen of the Deccan,” Pune is the cultural capital of the Maharashtrians whose native language is Marathi. According to the 2001 census provisional counts, the urban agglomaration around Pune has a population of 4,485,000 in 2005. This figure includes the population of the city of Pimpri-Chinchwad, which is the industrial twin of Pune. Read more »
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Posted in Current Affairs at 7:07 am by The Editor
The debate is hotting up now with reservations for upto 50% in the IIM’s and IIT’s.
As per the papers: 49.5 per cent of the total seats in IITs, IIMs and central universities will be reserved for OBC’s, SC’s and ST’s.
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