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In Transit: December 2006
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Wednesday, December 27, 2006. Cisco has a very good corporate social responsibility program called 'Day Of Service'. Under this program, employees can spend a day in helping out a social service institution and Cisco would contribute a reasonable sum to the institution for each hour spent by an employee. The activities of one institution ( Ashwini Charitable Trust, Bangalore. I wanted to talk to the volunteers who were present at ACT when we were there, but we were kept so busy by the activities that I d...
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In Transit: ICICI Bank: Fraud and Prejudice
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Sunday, November 25, 2007. ICICI Bank: Fraud and Prejudice. Today, ICICI Bank is perceived to be the face of successful private banking in India. But how many of us know that this success is built upon aggressive use of unethical practices? Here is an instance that came to my notice recently. A few minutes of thought and research on the Internet exposes the rationale. Reserve Bank of India has issued the 'Know Your Customer' guidelines. Customers to open accounts there. 31 Before You Become a Customer.
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In Transit: Manthazar
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Thursday, January 06, 2005. We are in the car, taking Safdar to play-school, stuck at the traffic signal at Thiruvanmiyur. Finger pointing upwards, towards the billboards. What are you looking at? Finger still points in the same direction. Cannot make it out. We lost it, and decided to accept Manthazar as his mystery friend at the signal. He met the friend at the signal next day also, and the next. Another day. Safdar sits on my lap, playing with the keyboard as I browse randomly, talking to Nisha.
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In Transit: Colors
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Thursday, January 06, 2005. Teaching colors to Safdar. Good, You got it". That's Orange.got it? Posted by faisal at 9:12 PM. View my complete profile. Wings of the Tsunami. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
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In Transit: On Reflections
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Tuesday, January 04, 2005. Abhilash's blog. He becomes especially eloquent when he writes of media or journalism, of nostalgia for Kerala. He writes good critiques on the social psyche too. This post is not to thank him for the Orkut invite he sent. :-). Posted by faisal at 2:33 AM. View my complete profile. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
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In Transit: January 2005
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Tuesday, January 18, 2005. Liba: Not Lost In Translation. We met Pinto and his bride Liba when we went to Kerala. Pinto is the same old good friend, and Liba is charming and beautiful. It was great to meet them. I had heard that Liba was a second generation Keralite born and brought up in Germany, and though I had not expected to meet a Madamma* (knowing Pinto), my mental image of her was more like a westerner clothed in a Sari or Salwar. Is Liba an exception or the general rule? What are you looking at?
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In Transit: Gulliver's Travels
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Monday, December 25, 2006. I just finished reading Gulliver's Travels. And it has been quite a revelation to me, on many counts. 1 It is more a satire on human nature, the accounts of Gulliver's travels providing descriptions of lifestyles of imaginary places which are then used to compare, contrast and criticize human lifestyle. Fantasy is successfully employed as a lens to provide a unique view of reality, which struck me as an interesting literary technique. Here is a sample, on political corruption:.
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In Transit: Gmail invites available
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Tuesday, January 04, 2005. I guess everyone has a gmail id these days, but you can let me know in case you need one. Posted by faisal at 7:00 AM. View my complete profile. Wings of the Tsunami. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
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In Transit: H.
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Thursday, January 06, 2005. His mother was insane. She died even before he was one year old, leaving him on the footpath. Someone picked him up, took him home, became his father. He got a new mother. She had six children to raise, she did what she could to feed them by working at nearby houses. She protected him with the ferocity of a tigress when people ridiculed him. He grew up with a slur. He became a mechanic in one of the the little garages that serviced scooters. He is my friend. I am proud. Posted...
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In Transit: ACT!
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Wednesday, December 27, 2006. Cisco has a very good corporate social responsibility program called 'Day Of Service'. Under this program, employees can spend a day in helping out a social service institution and Cisco would contribute a reasonable sum to the institution for each hour spent by an employee. The activities of one institution ( Ashwini Charitable Trust, Bangalore. I wanted to talk to the volunteers who were present at ACT when we were there, but we were kept so busy by the activities that I d...
