Independent Obsession

When you ask a controversial question like "‘India attained Independence from British colonial rule on August 15, 1947’. True or false?" then you are setting yourself up for the long haul, with the kind of not-so collegial debate, irrespective of whether you answer "True" or "False".

However, Pankaj Phadnis, Group Vice-President of the Wadia Group of companies, seems to have this well and truly under control and has his own political, historical and technical reasoning to back the significance of this question.

If you are still wondering what the answer is, or should be, read what he has to say here http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/life/2007/12/28/stories/2007122850010100.htm

Steve Jobs, RIP

1955 - 2011

Steve,

You haven't left us, nor have you gone anywhere. You will live on, in our minds, forever! May your journey to the unknown be peaceful. Rest In Peace!

ps: those who want to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, please go to http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/ or directly email rememberingsteve@apple.com

Copyright Clearance

Read today that an IIM-B prof had to resign because he was caught plagiarising. What a shame that!

Plagiarism, whether it is shrouded in the cocky expression of "inspiration" or smart-alecky "translation", is plain and simple copying aka cheating. First of all, it shows a lack of respect that the plagiariser has for the author and secondly, it shows the absolute ineptitude of the copier.

Perhaps all of us bloggers should safeguard ourselves through some copyright clearing agency such as this

Bangalore is NOT the IT capital of India anymore!

That is because it is now Bengaluru! Well, it had to happen - following on the heels of Beijing, Myanmar, (yeah..yeah) Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, Bangalore is changing to Bengaluru. How does that affect you and I? I don' t know, check this poll. And what will happen to the "Official government website about the IT industry"? Will they change their domain name to reflect this? By the way, the domain bengaluru.com is already taken by an enterprising Arvind Krishnaswamy! In the meantime, there is an interesting piece that says "namma Bengaluru has moved". And I thought it had just arrived. lol.

Also check this out to get a dekko at Neelakantan's attempt to redefine Bangalore.