Retail Therapy, Indian “Ishtyle”
Filed in General Interest, Humor, May 30, 2008, 8:31 am by Priya RajuMany years ago, in the City of Madras, there lived a woman called Priya. In that bygone & mercifully forgotten era, India was still a Socialist State. It meant putting up with lousy Customer Service. Now this woman had a very short fuse, so she spontaneously combusted whenever she encountered Stupid Shopkeepers: Thrice a week, [...]
Can passion be taught? - part 3 - the key is producing
Filed in Management, May 24, 2008, 3:45 am by SukumarProlog:
Teaching passion is one of my favorite areas. I started thinking about this again because i felt we have not been able to package the superb discussion that this topic has generated. Lots of people contributed to the discussion, but the main sparks were - Larzini’s Viral Passion idea, Milind Sathe’s Trigger, Sujatha’s 3 categories [...]
Confessions of a Concert Hater
Filed in General Interest, May 16, 2008, 5:50 am by Priya RajuI hate concerts. I have a rather visceral reaction to them. You can try to pigeon-hole me with Aurangazeb & other infamous music haters. But, you’ll be sorely mistaken. I’m a music lover. Which is precisely why I hate concerts. That begs an addendum: I. Hate. Concerts. In. Chennai.
A love-crazed Orsino exclaims in The Twelfth [...]
Phrase Origins - A1 and Bangalore Torpedo
Filed in General Interest, May 11, 2008, 8:31 am by SukumarProlog:
My research into the caste system is taking longer than planned. It may take another week or two before my history series resumes. Meanwhile, i thought i will write on some lighter topics.
Phrase Origins
I have always been interested in phrase origins because most often there is a very interesting story behind these phrases. In [...]
Do you want to Ning?
Filed in General Interest, May 8, 2008, 12:56 pm by Ganesh VaideeswaranI am thinking of creating a network in Ning (kind of our own little Facebook) and invite folks who typically visit and post on this blog and hence I believe at least have some common interest.
I would also be extending the invite to “Sast Wingees” - a bunch of us who spent a lot of [...]
