Year: 2008

  • The Numbers

    Inspired by Misra’s post here. Applications Submitted – 5 Denied – None (yet) Interview Invites – 2 Interviewed – 2 Waiting for updates – 3 I have one dream school left, but I don’t know if I will apply. And anyway, with the current loan scene, I don’t know if I will be able to…

  • You may think I am callous…

    … but I am left wondering why is everyone so obsessed with the Mumbai aspect of the recent terrorist attacks!! Facebook is full of people whose status messages about “my city is under attack”. However, and maybe it is just me, not many had “my country is under attack”. And even though I don’t agree…

  • Shit happens. To us mostly.

    Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Bangalore, Guwahati, Hyderabad. Again. And again. Because we have a spineless government. Because we do not care. Because we don’t select the right people. Because the right people don’t want to get into the “dirty” politics. I am ashamed of myself. I am ashamed of our government which released an official condemnation only…

  • Q10 rocks!!

    This is the first time I am writing my B-School essays using this great full screen text editor and it is mind blowing. I wish I had used it earlier. Simple, effective, and free. Minimizes all distractions!! Highly recommended. Download here.

  • Adios Dada

    I was born and raised in the football crazy state of West Bengal. Until Dada happened that is. I remember how downcast people looked when Maradona had to pull out of the ’94 World Cup. But then in the summer of ’96 this man exploded on the scene of Indian cricket with two consecutive centuries…