Posted on September 30, 2008 by Pavan Gupta
The four major states of South India, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have led the country in technology and investment. The high literacy rate has produced skilled manpower and good health care for all. Tamil Nadu probably leads the region in investment and manufacturing while Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have become the hub [...]
Filed under: Indian Politics | Tagged: Andhra Pradesh, Bibek Debroy, East India, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram, Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Former President APJ Abdul Kalam, India Today, Information Technology, IT, Karnataka, Kerala, Laveesh Bhandari, N Chandrababu Naidu, P V Narasimha Rao, Prime Ministers, September 22nd 2008, Shankkar Aiyar, South India, Southern Chief Ministers, Southern India, State of the States, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Welfare States | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 29, 2008 by Pavan Gupta
Difficult times produce great leaders! Maybe the world has not faced serious enough crisis yet to summon tall leaders like Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin and even Hitler. The Great Depression in 1929 generated great leadership around the world. It did not happen over-night but during the 1930s we saw political leaders rise to the occasion, assisted [...]
Filed under: American, International | Tagged: Bretton Woods Conference, Churchill, Hitler, Roosevelt, Stalin, The Great Depression | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 28, 2008 by Pavan Gupta
Former India cricket captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth became the new Chairman of the National Senior Cricket Selection Committee on September 27, 2008 replacing Dilip Vengsarkar at the helm of affairs. Sharad Pawar stepped down as the Board President of BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and was succeeded [...]
Filed under: Corporate India | Tagged: BCCI, Board of Control for Cricket in India, ICC, International Cricket Council, Lord's, Imperial Cricket Conference, Sachin Tendulkar, Mumbai Mob, Former India Cricket Captain, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Chairman of the National Senior Cricket Selection Commi, September 27th 2008, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sharad Pawar, Board President of BCCI, Annual General Meeting, AGM, Shashank Manohar, Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Marathi Century of Cricket in India, richest administrative sports body, Maharajah of Patiala, H H Sir Bhupendra Singh Mahinder Bahadur, World War I, Calcutta Cricket Club, May 28th 1926, Central authority for cricket, Roshanara Club in Delhi, November 21st 1927, W J Cullen, J E MacDonell, R E Grant Govan, A S De Mello, Founding Secretary, Board President, Cricket Club of India, Brabourne Stadium, CCI, December 4th 1928 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 27, 2008 by Pavan Gupta
This whole Wall Street drama is beyond belief! This is supposed to be the most advanced and therefore most powerful country on the face of this earth. To a guy like me from India, this looks more like the sequel to the popular Bollywood film ‘Hera Pheri’. The producer Nadaidwala might already be working on [...]
Filed under: American | Tagged: $700 Billion Ransom, Akshay Kumar (Henry Paulson), Blockbuster, Bollywood, Capital Hill, Congressman Ron Paul, Federal Reserve Bank of the United States, Former Republican Presidential Candidate, Give us $700 billion by Sunday or else, Gold Standard, Harvard Business School, Hera Pheri, Hera Pheri in the White House, HUD, Iraq War, Main Street, Main-street of America, Nadaidwala, Paresh Rawal (George W Bush), Poverty Line, Ron Paul, September 28th 2008, Sunil Shetty (Ben Bernanke), United States Department of Housing and Urban Developme, United States of America, US Congressman from Texas, US Senators and Congressmen, Wall Street Drama, Washington DC, White House Mafia | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 26, 2008 by Pavan Gupta
Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Shiv Sena are all criminal organizations and must be banned without any delay. At the same time, the Central Government must also ban the Indian Mujahideen (IM), Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and All Parties Hurriyat Conference. These are all anti-national outfits and do not represent either [...]
Filed under: Indian Politics | Tagged: All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Bajrang Dal, Central Government, Christians, Hindu Hardliner, Hindus, Hindutva, IM, Indian Mujahideen, Muslims, Shiv Sena, Sikhs, SIMI, Students Islamic Movement of India, VHP, Vishwa Hindu Parishad | 1 Comment »
