tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53401052012-01-21T05:28:46.510-08:00The wavesAs the Wind BlowsAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.comBlogger1331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-71989783240933063132011-10-07T10:17:00.000-07:002011-10-07T10:30:35.920-07:00Steve Jobs :-(
Among all the pouring tributes to Steve Jobs of Apple, I felt two of them as very touching and apt.
One - an online chain mail as quoted in TOI - " Three apples have changed the world; Adam's, Newton's and Steve Jobs'. "
Two - President Obama - "Steve Jobs was among the greatest of American innovators, - brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, andAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-38575518446846835802011-08-16T23:33:00.000-07:002012-01-21T05:28:46.526-08:00Anna Hazare
I Support Anna Hazare - unconditionally !!!
Updated after a few months: Well, not really now !!! Observing him over the past few months - his methods, his verbal wars, some irresponsible comments - have made me take back the above words.
I am also proud to say that till date I have never given any bribe to anyone - be it any utility government agency or any other arm of the Corporation, Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-57134772289625073152008-12-15T07:32:00.000-08:002008-12-15T07:48:16.227-08:00Perspectives From across the borderIndia’s demand for action against jihadist groups is entirely legitimate. But this must be done through international pressure upon Pakistan, says Pervez Hoodbhoy.Pervez Hoodbhoy, chairman of the physics department at Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad, is a distinguished scientist and a consistent voice for peace, democracy, and friendly relations between Pakistan and India. He was Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-6524688270477357772008-11-30T04:08:00.000-08:002008-11-30T04:51:21.278-08:00And Now....??The post MortemA lot of finger pointing is happening post Mumbai attacks.But one thing stands out to me. According to the chief of fishermen Association of Mumbai, for the past four months the terrorists have been smuggling RDX into the city via coastal routes. He says he has also warned about this in a letter to the deputy chief minister and other officials.Obviously the coastal route is an easyAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-70328432914634702482008-11-28T23:00:00.000-08:002008-11-30T03:58:35.646-08:00Terrorism Knows No religionMumbai.26th November 2008 - 9.30PM - VT Station (CST), The Oberoi, The Taj Hotel, and Nariman House are attacked.60 plus hours of unrelenting battle later,29th November 2008 - 12.30 PM. - All the attacked places are cleared; exact number of casualties not confirmed yet though.Salute to the commandos, Police Force, and the armed forces personnel who laid down their lives to save the innocents Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-32772504075900559652008-11-17T06:50:00.000-08:002008-11-17T07:09:52.919-08:00The Power of "changing Ideas"Continuing my reflection on which "ism" is actually good - (refer to my previous post on 30th September 08 ) I came across two different perspectives in the past few days. One is Booker Prize winner Arvind Adiga's Fiction "White Tiger," and the other a forthcoming book by Nandan Nilekani - Co Chairman and Co Founder, Infosys.One of the The Booker Juries has raved much about Adiga's book. But Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-32378353005684952082008-09-30T10:38:00.000-07:002008-09-30T11:10:27.355-07:00Socialsm, Communism and now CapitalismWhen the erstwhile Soviet Union - USSR - collapsed in the early nineties, it was said that the communism was dead.And now when the Wall Street collapsed and America finds itself in a financial crisis, it is said Capitalism is dead.Socialism was declared long dead when developing countries like India were struggling in a so called License Raj and Red Tape.Now what "ism" is actually the "right" Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-22000275514942805032008-09-05T12:56:00.000-07:002008-09-09T21:08:56.066-07:00It's Nuke time again......Ever since July 2005, the nuke deal has been hogging headlines in one way or the other and at every step.The latest controversy is kicked off by the "leakage" of a letter in the US govt departments. My point has always been should so much energy be spent on this issue - which on the one hand may not exactly transform us "completely energy sufficient" given the amount that we may generate from Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-23324958525857128422008-05-07T22:20:00.001-07:002008-12-10T04:46:54.624-08:00You said it Keshav!:-)The Hindu 7th May '08Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-10565694929049023892008-04-24T21:10:00.000-07:002008-04-24T22:01:05.346-07:00Grain Drain?Update on Food Scenario - A couple of days ago we had these headlines: "...The country’s total food grains production in the 2007-08 crop year is estimated at 227.32 million tonnes, about 10 million tonnes more than what was achieved the previous year..."That was indeed a great news - sceptics have other views though!!And today's headlines go like this: "Grain Pain". There seems to be a run on Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-67639000450961790902008-04-06T05:48:00.000-07:002008-04-10T03:57:09.994-07:00When Queuing up was part of growing up...The price rise...inflation at 7%... the food shortage... the farmer's loan miseries...Even before the ink on the newsprints that touted the news of GDP growth at 8 and 9 percent plus, and about an economy on a roll dried out, headlines like the above have started hitting the news. Reading / watching all the discussions / "expert views" on the newsprint, television and on the internet, I am still Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-56970230175607516112008-03-05T02:37:00.000-08:002008-03-05T03:30:25.351-08:00Up Date on the earlier postI am informed by Rui Correia, a reader from South Africa, that the email forward on cancer I had posted here is obviously a hoax mail. Please check the link below to read the announcement from John Hopkins.I'm sorry about the hoax mail post here.http://www.hopkinskimmelcancercenter.org/news/index.cfm?documentid=866&newstype=News%20Releases&action=showthisitemAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-68877557196294449592007-10-23T21:39:00.000-07:002008-03-05T03:29:23.893-08:00Some lifestyle tipsSome tips on lifestyle to remain healthy.Copied and pasted from a forwarded mail - which, I am told by a reader, is actually a hoax mail. The email message attributed the findings to John Hopkins research, which apparently is false. Please check out the link below to read the warning on John Hopkins website.http://www.hopkinskimmelcancercenter.org/news/index.cfm?documentid=866&newstype=News%Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-6182261687877012862007-08-14T23:02:00.000-07:002008-12-10T04:46:54.889-08:00Happy 61st Birth Day, India!Even as we celebrate, here are some interesting nostalgic tid - bits.“Tryst with Destiny”Jawaharlal Nehru’s speech as reported by The Hindu in the issue of August 15, 1947: “Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially,” declared India’s first Premier, Pandit Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-75627230577794608522007-08-10T06:01:00.000-07:002009-05-16T07:58:13.467-07:00Nuclear DealThe kind of Interview I was looking forward to - about the Nuclear Deal - Some pertinent questions are answered; but I feel more questions should have been there from a common man's perspectives. Like what are the implications of the strategic co operation agreements and how do they affect /impact Indian interests? While, I'm still looking for answers, let me save this link for posterity.The Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-59325980449952845132007-07-20T06:01:00.000-07:002007-07-20T06:09:27.349-07:00Resourceful websitesWrite Sujatha has mentioned three websites in his column in Ananda VikatanWorth keeping in favorites. Quite resourceful.Ted's Page - The Think Tank?The Edge - May be good for techies.Arts & Letters Daily - Amazing pool of links.Interesting !Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-55543441908731921522007-05-28T04:09:00.000-07:002007-05-28T04:10:04.859-07:00“Hitchhiker” - Book ReviewDetails could be boring; long and winding; – but not if they are depicting a lot of the things that you know or could relate to; and if a lot of them mirror your own first hand experiences.“Hitchhiker”, a novel by Vinod George Joseph, a London based lawyer, gave me that feeling.In fact most of the readers who grew up in Tamilnadu would be able to connect immediately with the novel - the vivid Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1166162477395007802006-12-14T20:02:00.000-08:002006-12-14T22:17:24.123-08:00Two historic thingsTwo historic things are happening in the last few days, which will have great impact in the future of India - depending on which way they turn out. Chances are that both issues might fizzle out for various reasons and may end up as non - events in a country where "Status - Quo" is an accepted norm.However, I want to record these events for posterity - in case, they indeed turn out to make historyAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1126309313017705042005-09-09T16:39:00.000-07:002005-09-11T21:13:16.050-07:00More News on Katrina. We have different points of view now.The African American view Point.OK. Give a breather to Bush. Every one has to be blamed !! What Went Wrong ?Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1125928708826426222005-09-05T06:54:00.000-07:002005-09-05T07:08:30.913-07:00Now it is time to start the Blame Game in New Orleans.Wasington PostWashington PostNewYork TimesAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1125774257717107322005-09-03T11:56:00.000-07:002005-09-03T12:06:49.376-07:00Even as the why's are reverberating through the American skies, one finds the New Orleans misery still a puzzle. and almost all TV channels - at least the news channels -are covering the devastation non stop. And the more you see them the louder the cries of why's echo around you.The TV journalists - even though they are trained to be impersonal and stay emotionally away from the stories that Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1122649715273868552005-07-29T07:24:00.000-07:002005-07-29T08:11:21.186-07:00I got this piece in my mail box today.It is about the human callousness and disregard for the gravity of the situation after any natural disaster. While I don't generally subscribe to the idea of separating the sexes and magnifying women's issues from any happening, I agree with some of the sentiments expressed here.If natural calamities are a curse, watching them again and again over mass media Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1121575055080452752005-07-16T21:25:00.000-07:002005-07-16T21:39:28.850-07:00Thanks to link in Kiruba's Blog , I stumbled on this extremely hilarious blog of a brilliant SAHM - stay at home mother !very tongue in cheek writing. :-) :-)Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1119240038492194982005-06-19T20:53:00.000-07:002005-06-19T22:48:13.976-07:00Ever since The Hindu changed its looks, I have been hearing all sorts of comments. Most of them in the negative. For some strange reasons many readers couldn't accept the transformation - some cosmetic and some in spirits /contents.But I appreciate the changes. I feel there is some kind of fresh blood pumped in :-) while I take the cosmetic changes of fonts and layout in my stride - people have Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1116437341424658172005-05-18T10:28:00.000-07:002005-05-18T10:29:01.430-07:00Watching an interview on TV by Shobha de` over the weekend (Sahara One Channel – Slug: Power Trip) was an interesting experience. She was interviewing Anu Aga, the Chairperson of Thermax India, an energy solutions company. Her husband late Rohinton Aga had founded the company and Anu took over the reins after his demise. And later she lost her son also in an accident. Today she and her daughter Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1115365680007197502005-05-06T00:44:00.000-07:002005-05-06T00:48:00.013-07:00Sometimes certain things keep falling into your vision several times and you start wondering at the coincidence factor.Reading two columns on the same day, echoing similar thought lines made me reflect. One was a op- ed piece in Hindu where the writer – Dylan Evans - reflects that not believing in God is no excuse for being virulently anti –religious or naively pro –science. “ When I say that I Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1107186093439066982005-01-31T07:31:00.000-08:002005-01-31T07:41:33.440-08:00I am on a reflective mood :-) so here I go:
" It may be a cliché`. But it is true that Life is a journey. We go through the “stations” of our various phases, meet people build bonds and then move away from them when they disappear from our journey due to various reasons. Often we hold on to the memory.
We begin the journey with specific destinations – goals and ambitions. Like in travel, you Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1106994019609983642005-01-29T02:05:00.000-08:002005-01-29T02:20:19.610-08:00Today - Jan 29th - is Newspapers Day. So to celebrate the aaniversary of the dawn of the First Newspaper in 1780, I publish here a piece from my Archives:
Published in Pioneer in Jan 1996. Nine years have gone by - but I guess the topic is still relevant. We have not come too far ?? !! Or did I travel into the future? :-)
The role of print media in a changing world.
Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1106568004864778292005-01-24T03:33:00.000-08:002005-01-24T04:00:04.863-08:00Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been a fashinable term in the corporate circles for quite sometime now. No.. when Birlas and Tatas built their educational instituions and hospitals, the term was not in vogue - nor the concept. Yet, they did what they believed in. Often the corporate welfare schemes were a kind of good hearted gesture, automatically inherited from in Indian ethos and Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1102634639912800062004-12-09T15:09:00.000-08:002004-12-09T15:23:59.913-08:00JuG Suraiya, the well known columnist of Times of India is not exactly my favorite columnist - notwithstanding his celebrity status :-) But when I read this particular piece, I thought he talked something really sensible. Sometimes when I look some of my old writings - some odd reflections I had put down in black and white, I used to think by and large the core of myself hasn't changed much - Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1101941443524351512004-12-01T14:22:00.000-08:002004-12-01T14:55:30.670-08:00No doubt America is interesting. It has been over a fortnight since I arrived here at Sunnyvale, Sanfransisco - to be with my sons for 6 weeks.
First few days were too heady - just keeping afloat to adjust to the new environment. No doubt a beautiful place - blessed by Nature with abundance of resources. And perhaps the early settlers have set in good standards for the future generations to Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1100014995465888612004-11-09T07:22:00.000-08:002004-11-09T07:43:15.466-08:00This is my 100th Post ! If block busters of tinsel world celebrate the number 100 with pomp and show, why not blogs celebrate too ? :-) So waves marks the 100th post in its own style - spiritual piece borrowed from Robert Wicks, the spiritual columnist. - via "Citings" of Economic Times:
Spiritual Simplicity.
".......There is a beautifully rich sanskrit word, 'visvas', ( actually read it as Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1099589765719711922004-11-04T09:34:00.000-08:002004-11-04T09:36:05.720-08:00On US Elections 2004, this echos my opinion absolutely.
Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1099248715551366312004-10-31T10:47:00.000-08:002004-10-31T10:51:55.550-08:00Well Folks, I am back - on dot on 1st November, as I had promised.
So, what have I been up to? Well, writing Fiction. !!! Honestly. No jokes.
In fact when I did my course in journalism way back in 1972, I chose Fiction Writing as my specialization and when I began writing way back in 1987, my first out put was a couple of short stories in Tamil (published in popular Tamil weeklies at that timeAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1091209560128843442004-07-30T10:43:00.000-07:002004-07-30T10:46:00.130-07:00I have embarked on a pet project. Hence I am taking a break from blogging. Please Checkout this space after three months - Probably on 1st November.
Thanks.
Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1088697760150854532004-07-01T08:56:00.000-07:002004-07-01T09:10:12.746-07:00"......Preparations are afoot in Beijing as well as Hong Kong to celebrate the big day. All the hotels in Hong Kong are booked full for June 30th and July 1st. New hotels are also springing up to meet the demand when the world's attention turns to this cluster of islands. Brides and grooms in China, it is reported, are postponing their wedding dates to coincide with the historic day.
But there Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1088337885423056112004-06-27T04:47:00.000-07:002004-06-27T05:04:45.423-07:00I found this link in Kribs blog. It says Mind reader. Amazing ! But what puzzles me is that when I get my final number and just click the crystal ball without even seeing the chart, the ball shows some wrong picture. Then I check the chart look at them number and then click the ball - wow.. it shows the correct picture! I thought that may be since my mouse touched the number, it had a sensor hintAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1088072781091805532004-06-24T03:22:00.000-07:002004-06-24T03:28:20.116-07:00My India.
At the Indian Consulates the visa issuing section is kept busy nowadays as more and more young men seek the Green Card or profess to go on a student visa and many try to extend their stay once they get in. The official handles a difficult task while filtering out the "permanents" and letting in only the "transients". The average Indian himself is liberal-minded and doesn't bother that Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1087705520270465852004-06-19T21:24:00.000-07:002004-06-19T21:25:20.270-07:00Post Elections 2004 in India, you know which way the wind blows!!
It is elementary my dear Dr. Watson, it is elementary!! It is the “P” word!!! (To state the obvious, Economic Times editorial folks have caught up on a funny habit of using the “stupid” term – It is the economy stupid; it is the Industry stupid; or it is the dah..dah.. stupid and so on. Right from Swaminathan Ankaleshraia Aiyar – Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1087385268050070672004-06-16T04:26:00.000-07:002004-06-16T04:27:48.050-07:00Somehow China has always been a sort of benchmark for many in India. I feel the China comparison is ingrained in our collective psyche. If FDI levels surge there, immediately comparison is drawn here that ours is paltry. If US president visit there we start discussing when was the last time that US prez visited here. When international sports event take place we start counting the medals tally – Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1087136695756116922004-06-13T06:57:00.000-07:002004-06-17T23:14:32.246-07:00"I know in my heart that Man is ... Good... What is right will Always triumph...."
The words inscribed in Ronald Reagan's Grave. If any of you have noticed the entire sentence, could you please share with me? However much I tried, I could not read the complete sentence hidden by the guards near the coffin.
(added later on:
Venkat gave the full sentence : here it goes.. "I know in my heart thatAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1087013838357734852004-06-11T21:13:00.000-07:002004-06-11T21:17:18.356-07:00It is interesting. Did any of you check out the audio blogging? It seems there is a problem in audio blogging from India. I am yet to try it out. Meanwhile, if any of you have faced problem, it is because the number you dial for audio is orinating in the US. - source FAQ of audio blogging.
So, I guess we need to mobilise enough bloggers writing in to the "Blogspot" asking them to activate the Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1086768624554471622004-06-09T01:05:00.000-07:002004-06-09T01:10:24.553-07:00Sometimes, while reading famous and scholarly writers, you may feel disappointed in lack of research to substantiate their theories. Often we just ignore this feeling with, “such – a- big- name; if he/she- said -so, it- must- be- right…” kind of thinking.
I highly regard Ramchandra Guha, well known writer and historian – Often I have admired the amount of research he puts in his works and the Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1086623607083160032004-06-07T08:27:00.000-07:002004-06-07T08:53:27.083-07:00A conversation in Delhi: (imagination of course:-) )
" we want justice. we want equal rights too."
"it is no.. no... No reservation. no quota."
" no you must consider our plight! we want reservation. at least 30%."
" ok... baba.. ok.. We'll consider reservation in future as per populer sentiment."
what's it? women's reservation bill again?
Now, don't say...oh.. no.. not again. It is done toAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1086273444783162532004-06-03T07:36:00.000-07:002004-06-03T07:37:24.783-07:00It is interesting. While everyone – particularly the pink papers - was crying hoarse about “jobless growth” in the post liberalization period, ET carries a survey which actually shows a growth in jobs in the organized sector. It says that employment in the organized sector has shown a rise in 2002-03 after continuously declining for five years, according to quick estimates from the Annual Survey Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1085678075170619272004-05-27T10:08:00.000-07:002004-05-27T10:16:43.400-07:00Well said, Hindu ! The leader in Hindu today advises the new government not to turn a Nelson’s eye to Bofors issue. Having expressed its delight in seeing a new government in place, the publication has taken the responsibility of reminding the call of duty. Though the Delhi High Court ruled last February absolving Rajiv Gandhi, the issue is not over yet – though much of the sting is gone. CBI is Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1085247271700640772004-05-22T10:30:00.000-07:002004-05-22T10:34:31.700-07:00Interestingly, cricket lingo seems perfect, to describe the current political developments in India. I came across at least two such analogies – one in on a group blog, “Dialog Now” –
“One of the most remarkable televeision cricketing moments for me was in 1997 when Rajesh Chauhan hit a towering six off Saqlain during the last few balls of the one dayer at Karachi. The six itself is not what madeAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1085216210176503142004-05-22T01:53:00.000-07:002004-05-22T01:56:50.176-07:00Rediff had asked for readers' experiences with Dr. Manmohan Singh. I sent in yesterdays post. So, here is the rediff Special today. Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1085141087748682432004-05-21T05:01:00.000-07:002004-05-21T05:04:47.750-07:00The person that Dr. Manmohan Singh is
I was in Delhi at that time when I met him on two occasions in 1999, in the course of my work as a journalist. I was contributing to Tamil Weekly Kunkumam from Delhi.
Once I did an exclusive interview and another time I trailed his campaign in the 1999 General Elections. He lost that election; but his personality sparkled during those meetings, which Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1084983679430522882004-05-19T09:17:00.000-07:002004-05-19T10:23:30.466-07:00So this is how history is made!!
Watching the scene of Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi coming out of Rashtrapathi Bhavan after giving letters of support to the President I was feeling overwhelmed. I was watching the TV alone. Yet, when I saw read out the letter from the President inviting him as the leader of CPP, to form the government, I spontaneously felt an impulse to give a standing ovationAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1084968997444111792004-05-19T05:16:00.000-07:002004-05-19T05:16:37.443-07:00Singapore's Radio Oli wanted some sound byets from me on the latest poltical developments. Checkout the audio here at 5.15 pm IST and the repeat at 5.15 am IST on 20th - tomorrow. If you are living in Singapore, tune in at Oli - 7.45 pm sg time today and 7.45 am sg time tomorrow, 20th. and let me know your feedback.Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1084905773412386202004-05-18T11:33:00.000-07:002004-05-18T12:54:16.810-07:00The Verdict of different kind !
So she has proved to be the dignified person I expected her to be. If she had agreed, I would have disappointed in her – notwithstanding my faith in her as a good person. I feel relieved because she has proved to be a sensible human being and averted all kinds of future chaos based on her origin of birth. Critics may point out that she has scripted a smart move. Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1084448659785349102004-05-13T04:43:00.000-07:002004-05-13T04:44:19.786-07:00The Great Boomerang !!
It is amazing how poll after poll, Indian electorate gives its verdict defying all expectations. And gives it so clearly.
Even as we wait for Sonia Gandhi to come up with her choice of the person to do the job of heading the government (or accepts pleadings from the party cadre to take on the mantle). As things appear, it is most likely we are going to have the privilege Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1084260882646895512004-05-11T00:32:00.000-07:002004-05-11T00:37:35.076-07:00You are what you think you are – says Vincent Roazzi, millionaire and author of best seller “Spirituality of Success – Getting Rich with Integrity.”
So do I believe too - only, am just short of a few millions ! :-)
Nonetheless, I do believe that our lives are carved on the lines of our thoughts. And I stumbled upon one more interesting passage to day, which reinforced my faith in the power of Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1083004067562634262004-04-26T11:27:00.000-07:002004-04-26T11:45:38.250-07:00
Once a Leader, Always a Leader
What makes an “Indian” has always been an interesting debate. Outlook carried a whole issue focusing on this question. I was drawn to this subject again today in Hindu Magazine. The lead story gives excerpts from a just released book – “ Being Indian.” By Pawan K. Varma.
I agree with him to a certain extent that one can never generalize the “Indianness”; agree Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1081443454687531072004-04-08T09:57:00.000-07:002004-04-08T10:01:16.936-07:00Different strokes
There are times when I feel my output of writing is slowing down. I attribute it partly to a kind of ennui setting in – I don’t know if it happens to all pen / keyboard pushers at one point or the other. Ploughing words for years at a stretch, suddenly you feel at a loss of words / ideas. Sometimes you feel you have been talking for too long and want to have some peaceful Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1080371307997219212004-03-26T23:08:00.000-08:002004-03-26T23:12:31.390-08:00Handshakes and Milkshakes ?? !! :-)
“ For such a momentous event it had a remarkably casual and at times banal feel to it….”
Guardian has this report – ( news link via The Hindu) – about the “casual Meeting between Libya’s CEO (???!!! :-) ) Colonel Qadhafi and Tony Blair. They are exchanging pleasantries – filler talks like “ You Look Young..” “ Oh, I have aged…” etc..etc..
Going through the Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1080367379289123952004-03-26T22:02:00.000-08:002004-03-26T22:06:25.640-08:00Continuing the topic on the previous post, I agree with the comments given by Ripples.
I think it happens everywhere. But my point is not against reservation for minorities per se. Sometimes the weaker sections of the societies need special attention - to correct a past imbalance and bring the society to a level playing field - like in the case of Sc/St reservations here in India. But aren't weAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1079763533775049892004-03-19T22:18:00.000-08:002004-03-19T22:22:51.716-08:00“To those of you who think that India Inc; is still fighting shy of moves abroad, here’s some news: Almost 50 M&A deals were struck overseas by Indian companies last year, valued in excess of Rs. 8000 crore. The previous year, the respective numbers were a mere 28 and Rs. 941 crore. As for 2004, get ready to be swept away by a deluge of such deals…..”
So goes the leader for Business Today’s Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1077545924737096372004-02-23T06:18:00.000-08:002004-02-23T06:24:16.810-08:00BTW,
Sulekha's Travelogue writing contest is here.
Checkout Sulekha at www.sulekha.com/holidaycontest
You can write about your travel memories and share it with them in not less than 800 words and you can win a free return-air ticket to India, 3 free holiday packages to resorts in India, (free accommodation, food etc…) besides you also get published on Sulekha and Epress!
fasten your seatAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1077519249152719602004-02-22T22:54:00.000-08:002004-02-23T06:19:00.076-08:00Hyphenated Hindu !! oh, well,
Here is an interesting link to an article in Outlook. ( btw, please register with outlook / freespeech to access the pages. It is free. )
The writer describes herself as hyphenated Hindu. read more to understand what she means.
A lot of young people feel this way today. I agree with almost all the view points therein. In fact I used to feel agitated too whenever Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1077001837559773262004-02-16T23:10:00.000-08:002004-02-16T23:13:12.436-08:00"...The world used to be transformed by voyages of discovery, religious movements, epidemic globe-circling diseases, the whims of kings and the depredations of armies. But over the centuries, technology has emerged as the primary change agent, the thing that can shrink a planet, undermine dictators and turn 14-year-olds into publishers."
SAJA - South Asian Journalists Asso;- Sreenath's post in Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1076782340249967172004-02-14T10:12:00.000-08:002004-02-14T10:14:51.733-08:00As I said before in a post, the BJP is rubbing its hands in glee about the "Feel Good Factor". Advani says he coined the catch phrase for polls, in ET award function.
but the moot question remains, is India really shining and even if it does, could the govt, take credit for it? How far does the "feel good" factor really reflect the real economic scene of the country? now that elections are roundAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1075449498065206262004-01-29T23:58:00.000-08:002004-01-30T00:00:28.403-08:00Sorry, haven’t updated “Waves” for long. Reason: bereavement in the family. My dad. He passed away (on 13th Jan) peacefully in sleep after a brief illness and in ICU for 3 days. He was 88.
Both amma (she passed away three years ago) and appa seldom gave us sermons on life. But they lived as an example for us to follow;
To uphold high values in life. To lead a life of simple living and high Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1073059068005471742004-01-02T07:57:00.000-08:002004-01-02T07:59:21.793-08:00Good News India ??
What’s happening? I am pinching myself to make sure that I am not day dreaming.
$100 billion; over 8% GDP growth in second quarter; textile sector picking up steam with exports looking northwards; all the pink papers and biz magazines falling over to project revival of manufacturing sector; over all exports hovering in high altitude, notwithstanding strong rupee; India, Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1072979080575870622004-01-01T09:44:00.000-08:002004-01-01T09:46:13.340-08:00"Waves" wishes Everyone a Very great Year ahead !!
Happy 2004 :-)Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1072457961360256962003-12-26T08:59:00.000-08:002003-12-26T09:00:45.996-08:00It is transition time folks!
......In India Inc.
Even as the news of Ranbaxy’s Brar relinquishing his post as CEO hit the headlines and even before the story got to the desks of biz magazines for detailed dissection, Cognizant has followed suit with more transition news. Kumar Mahadeva has quit as CEO of Cognizant. The mantle goes to LakshmiNarayanan.
I presume Magazine reporters have to do Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1072026046192384862003-12-21T09:00:00.000-08:002003-12-22T02:14:56.996-08:00Anita’s woes with MTNL prompted me to republish this piece I wrote years ago for ET’s Diaspora page. In those days ET was not ‘online’. Hence this MS word copy from my archives.
Disclaimer: The piece was written during mid nineties, when the reform process was just catching up. The ad campaign “ India Shining” by Govt of India had another 8 years to arrive on the scene. And things like $ 100 Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1071741806785555512003-12-18T02:03:00.000-08:002003-12-18T02:08:06.576-08:00Of all Saddam Hussain’s capture stories, Rasheeda Bhagat’s opinion piece in Business Line reflects my views.
Dictators are there everywhere and not all countries are democracies. Big Apple doesn’t go up in arms in every nook and corner of the world where there are innocent people suffering in the hands of tyrants. Why then Iraq?
Oil, Oil and Oil may be the real motive behind the façade of Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1070614433047067162003-12-05T00:51:00.000-08:002003-12-18T02:05:09.920-08:00It is elementary Dr. Watson. It is the economy after all…
If there is one thing I’m happy about the recent assembly election results, it is that once again – yes once again; because notwithstanding the politicians hope to take them for a ride on all sorts of never-to-be fulfilled promises, voters in Indian democracy are still clever. Their verdict often has been – ‘deliver or quit’. – Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1070450643396847912003-12-03T03:08:00.000-08:002003-12-03T03:24:58.060-08:00The Elephant and The Flea - in Business World, 8th Dec. 2003. - I think the net edition is not yet available. I'll give the link once I find it there. Meanwhile try a print version.
That was an interesting piece on ‘fleas’.
Fleas ?
Oh well, fleas, according to ‘ Charles Handy, author of Flea Manifesto a book which, 22 years ago, forecast the ‘arrival’ of entrepreneurship on modern corporate Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1069940695345727512003-11-27T05:39:00.000-08:002003-11-27T05:47:05.483-08:00Sometimes gods are in a dilemma to grant the desires of human beings. but solutions are always at hand.
Conversation between God and Goddess.
Goddess –‘ this devotee is praying so hard. We may have to grant her wish.
God – what is her wish ?
Goddess – she has committed a mistake and wants to escape from punishment.
God - Devi, you know that everyone has to face the consequnences of his / Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1069397191382804702003-11-20T22:17:00.000-08:002003-11-20T22:47:08.513-08:00A recent mail from my son was a forwarded mail;-) a fantastic job profile.
read on :-)
POSITION:
Mother, Mom, Mama, Mommy and of course amma -(the last is my addition to the list of moms;-)
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an,
often
chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication
and
organizational skills and be Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1068487367301809672003-11-10T10:02:00.000-08:002003-11-10T10:03:11.326-08:00
Deafening Silence
"...When there is violence, we are told to be silent, because speaking about violence may make matters worse. When there is relative peace, we are told that speaking up for harmony could spark violence. Those who support POI believe that silence is not an option anymore." Read the full story here Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1068226972016986182003-11-07T09:42:00.000-08:002003-11-07T09:43:11.546-08:00Atrocious. Outrageous.
How else do we describe the attack on journos by the TN govt? One of those on whom the arrest warrent was issued is a close friend and his wife was still dazed and shocked when I spoke to her. The charge was "Breach of Privilage" in an article published months ago.
I join the crowd of journos who express their solidarity with those attacked.Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1067272788823823472003-10-27T08:31:00.000-08:002003-10-27T08:39:53.950-08:00To me, there is nothing like sitting down with a “Erma Bombeck” when I really want some good laugh! The American columnist who died a couple of years ago ( or three / four years?) was a wonderful writer and almost all her books were bestsellers. Her hilarious anecdotes drawn from her experiences as a wife and a mother used to throw me into splits. How often you enjoy listening to your own Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1066669411985188602003-10-20T10:03:00.000-07:002003-10-20T10:32:59.370-07:00A Good Human being.
Watching the sea of human heads at Vatican for Mother Theresa’s – how do I address her now? Blessed Mother Theresa? – beatification, a mixed bag of feelings / thought waves surged in my mind.
One, the feeling of watching a long drawn process coming closer to the grand finale`. OK. folks, One more saint in the gallery of spiritual halos. One more holy place where worshippersAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1066409021066992992003-10-17T09:43:00.000-07:002003-10-17T09:43:40.693-07:00Living is like driving.
My pearl of wisdom today - born on a particularly difficult traffic moment :-)
You negotiate critical situations using your presence of mind swiftly. You keep your focus on the road ahead without getting swayed by all the cacophony happening around you – the horns, other overtaking vehicles (often on the wrong side), the zipping ones in the few centimeters of gap, the Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1065761067484150762003-10-09T21:43:00.000-07:002003-10-11T01:20:19.790-07:00I think I have no other option but to turn to the cliché –
"Better late than never.. "
I mean I just made up my mind to read what Ayan Rand is all about, though my sons have all along been proding me to read her – particularly Fountain Head. (when I started searching the book shelf for this book, I found it was missing. And it took an ISD call to find out where it went :-) and he quips over Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1064935006288049232003-09-30T08:16:00.000-07:002003-09-30T08:34:39.133-07:00October Thisaigal is ready on the net. Those of you who can read Tamil, Don't miss Kiruba's hilarious piece written in absolutely lighter vein. It sure had me in splits :-)Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1064325410875045782003-09-23T06:56:00.000-07:002003-09-23T06:59:59.173-07:00Indian H1B Visas?? !! :-)
You have heard about the Call Centre training. The trainees are trained in various details on foreign countries – the geography, the culture and so on - and often they are taught various regional accents too. So the customer agent taking a call from Italy may talk English with an Italian accent, speaking from India though. OK. Now what if you hire an Italian for the jobAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1063795076692485832003-09-17T03:37:00.000-07:002003-09-17T03:57:55.080-07:00OK. the big game has ended. I mean the WTO meet. I had a call from Singapore radio this morning asking my opinion about the outcome. Developed countries see it as Failure and the developing / poor countries see it as success. success or failure, it is all mere terminology in my opinion. I think you can't conclude it in such black and white terms. because the process is an ongoing one, going Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1063611335303784062003-09-15T00:35:00.000-07:002003-09-15T00:35:35.220-07:0028th Bharatiya Blog Mela is on at this place ,
brought to you by FilterCoffee .
To know more info on Blog Mela please see this post
Filter Coffee - I mean Mahesh - has spent a great deal of his time in creating this BlogMela in innovative way. Do check out. and he says he has time to do anything he wants for next 60 days ! well, I am tempted to host the next blog mela and assign the job to him Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1063218947344025082003-09-10T11:35:00.000-07:002003-09-10T11:54:57.056-07:00Us And Them
The fifth WTO ministerial meet began in Cancun, Mexico yesterday. Focus is on Doha round talks and Singapore issues. While much steam would be exchanged on issues, which are related to trade of commodities and agriculture, I’m concerned that one key issue is getting sidelined.
Man Power Movement.
Although India has assured that it will take up the BPO backlash issue to the forum, Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1062819096268726152003-09-05T20:31:00.000-07:002003-09-05T20:31:36.200-07:00Swanky New Departure Terminal for forighn bound paasengers at Chennai Airport.
Looks great and absolutely on par with international standards. Having got used to seeing the worst maintained Delhi International airport, Chennai's Terminal gives me a great feeling. The visitors lounge is not cardoned off somewhere far from the passengers checkin counters. Passengers and visitors can stay in decentAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1062671411686386852003-09-04T03:30:00.000-07:002003-09-04T03:30:11.673-07:00Last week, Hasan Suroor, Hindu’s correspondent in London, had discussed in his dispatch for Edit page, about the flexibility of English language. Citing a case of a cartoon in Times, where a school boy flaunts his exam result card and says, “ I done good in English”, Hasan argues that the reason for the decline in the language is the extreme flexibility of the language in accommodating all kinds Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1062242587785802392003-08-30T04:23:00.000-07:002003-08-30T04:58:07.376-07:00Replica of Earth? :-)
I know I am a bit late for blogging about Mars. But I couldn’t help sharing this strange notion I have. Did you notice the front-page photo of Mars published in Hindu dated 28th August? Unfortunately, I couldn't find the exact photo on online edition, to give a link. The one they have shown doesn't look like the one I saw on hard copy. Meanwhile, just grab the hard copy Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1061749855856460792003-08-24T11:30:00.000-07:002003-08-24T11:43:37.266-07:00Nature's Grand Opera
Have you ever experienced the feeling behind the cliché` “ Light at the end of tunnel”?
If not, take a trip down Konkan Railway. From Mumbai to Mangalore or Trivandrum. When you cross each of the 92 tunnels on the famous Konkan railway track, you will realize the literal meaning of this cliché`.
At least I did. As for the beauuuutiful route, I have just one word to Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1061106871103950632003-08-17T00:54:00.000-07:002003-08-17T00:54:31.063-07:00I would be travelling for the next few days. just want to have an idea of the much talked about "Konkan Railways." so no blogging for a week. ( not that i write everyday... ..:-))
let me come back and tell you what it was like :-)Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1061106598621492182003-08-17T00:49:00.000-07:002003-08-17T00:49:58.586-07:00Happiness Indicator.
A country's economic growth is evaluated by GDP. Fine. But how do you know they are happy too? so a few years back the guys in the developed world started evaluating the "Happiness" index too :-) and in the first such evaluation in 1998, you know who topped the list of countries in Happiness Indicator? No, not the US of A, nor the Scandinavian countries. It is our own small Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1060584806573606252003-08-10T23:53:00.000-07:002003-08-10T23:53:26.530-07:00Pesticides and insecticides found in MNC soft drinks sold in India.
News of the Week.
About the cola controversy – I have a lot to say – both for and against. Sum up: I was very furious at the MNC cola makers. How – dare – they- take- us for a ride… kind of rage. If found guilty, they deserve to be banned. And to think only a few days back “Waves” had discussed at length about insects in cola Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-106017926321302572003-08-06T07:14:00.000-07:002003-08-06T07:14:23.190-07:00Do writers' affluence change the face of Literature?
Swaminathan S Anklesaria Iyer – the Times of India group economist – thinks so in his Swaminomics column. He has made an interesting observation. He draws a direct correlation between the increasing trend of novels and TV serials revolving around the rich, famous and the business class, and the increasing trend of writers getting rich Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1059811348408110532003-08-02T01:02:00.000-07:002003-08-02T01:17:34.030-07:00"The ultimate luxury is being able to do with as little as possible." Pico Iyer
"Fifteen years ago, I went to Kyoto to live in a Zen temple for a year. When I returned to California, a forest fire destroyed my house and everything in it. The day after, the only thing I had in the world was the toothbrush I’d just bought (and, of course, my memories and friendships and beliefs–all my invisible Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1059673632668283842003-07-31T10:47:00.000-07:002003-07-31T10:47:12.510-07:00Some of the Phrases I noticed Recently in Public Places: ( Henceforth abbrv. SPIR would be used in my future posts.)
Some bring a smile and some make you think.
At Central station Railway platform I was startled to see this LIC ad banner above my head.
“ Beware of pickpockets; take care of your belongings;”
“We Know India Better.”
While I walked further, confused at the audacity of this ad, Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1059279426456727522003-07-26T21:17:00.000-07:002003-07-26T21:17:06.436-07:00Competition in industry can do wonders to your lifestyle.
If you have doubts, call the govt. telecom service provider. You will be bowled over by the very-customer-friendly attitude from Chennai telephones in its new avatar as BSNL. At least, I was – short of collapsing down in pleasant shock at the courteous replies and the patience with which they answered all my queries on broadband, “NetoneAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1058459883985716792003-07-17T09:38:00.000-07:002003-07-17T09:39:56.823-07:00Check out on Knowledge Management in HR Talk current issueAruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1058441047560358552003-07-17T04:24:00.000-07:002003-07-17T04:25:57.113-07:00“The language of pain, like the language of smile, should have no boundaries.”
I couldn’t help admiring the sparkling wisdom behind these words. And the gentleman who uttered them is Dr. Shetty, CMD, Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital. Yes. Yes. The same hospital where the little angel from Pakistan had her open heart surgery. Thanks to the resumed bus service between Lahore and Delhi, the little Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1057915623010969662003-07-11T02:27:00.000-07:002003-07-11T02:40:11.013-07:00How can I not share this good news with you all? My younger son Venkat has got his US visa. he is joining Stanford University in the fall 2003 :-)
Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1057670612890949192003-07-08T06:23:00.000-07:002003-07-12T03:10:29.046-07:00The human perspective of product improvement
HR department no longer confines itself to recruitment of manpower. In implementing the TQM, a HR manager can build the human perspectives into product improvement.
Check out HR Talk current issue.Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5340105.post-1057390474920867752003-07-05T00:34:00.000-07:002003-07-05T02:05:15.710-07:00A full circle?
Reading the newspaper, I made an announcement to the family. “DON”T buy any aerated drinks.” And when the last word slipped from my mouth, I froze. Because only a few years ago, I had advised my family, just the opposite. I have come a full circle.
In those days, when we used to travel from Delhi to Madras ( it was not yet Chennai then) I used to warn my sons against drinking Aruna Srinivasanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04705448405904322536noreply@blogger.com0