Thursday, March 31, 2011

Endangered Species

The census results are out and looks like the “Punjab di Kudi” is on the verge of extinction.

Shame on Punjab and Haryana for the female infanticide.

World Cup Ads

Companies will be paying 24 lacs for a 10 second spot during the world cup finals tomorrow.

Looking at this from my company’s lens, money for just one 10 second spot can help build a school that can provide education to a thousand students.

Year after year after year.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Too Big to Fail

Reading this fantastic book by Andrew Ross Sorkin. Set in 2007-08, it provides a detailed blow by blow account of how the economic crisis unfolded.

The interesting thing here is that the book focuses more on the human aspect of the story - the hectic parleys, the long hours spent hammering out deals, the negotiations between the companies on the brink of failure as well as what the government was doing/not doing to manage the crisis.

It is an unputdownable thriller and not at all a geeky book. Anyone with the slightest interest in the economy, business, leadership and crisis management will immensely enjoy reading the book.