Tendulkar

Well he surely deserves a mention for what he has achieved. Doesn't he!

What a fine record. Good to see that the record was part of an important innings in the ongoing series. What he has achieved is monumental and cannot be described in words. He has played for India always under immense pressure (more pressure of expectation than the pressure from opposition). For a person to go onto the field under such pressure itself is unbelievable. Given that he performed so well he should be a pleased man.

Well, people who know me know how I do not respect him as much as a cricket aficionado like me should. But I always have my reasons for that. There are some great pieces on his career here, here.

Hmmm

What all do I let myself go through! Why?

An interesting

post on rituals by Mitra Kalita!

This I think sums up my reservations with being ritualistic pretty well

Over the last few years, my generation has appeared to be growing more religious than our parents. In this festival season, I wonder though if it’s that youth are actually less spiritual, more ritualistic, obsessed with getting dates, mantras, practices just “right”.

Nothing wrong with being ritualistic. All I hope is the feeling comes from within.

BCCI

All I can say is what else do you expect from an organization run by bunch of politicians! They were supposed to meet officials from ICL and the talks have failed (What a surprise!!). I just can't get it! Is cricket BCCI's monopoly? How can an individual's freedom of playing cricket be governed by a sports body. Why isn't ICL filing a suit? Go for it and sue those BCCI ********. Either cricket will be better or we will realize in India there is not much freedom after all.

Is this right?

Jet airways fired about 1900 employees citing reduction in passenger demand and rising fuel costs as reasons. It is not a good thing to be fired. I feel sorry for the employees. But is politicizing the issue right? If the reasons cited by the organization are incorrect I can understand standing up for the fired employees. But when in pure business terms if they cannot afford to continue with these employees what should the organization do? Keep all of them and sink as a company? I don't think politicizing such legitimate problems in the industry is not right. But that's me!

I agree there should be better provisions when a company fires employees like compensation for 6 months etc. (I am no expert so I am just suggesting). But to protest and put pressure on corporations to hold on to employees is surely not the way to go! Now, the MNS has more reason to gain publicity with protests! What pity!

Update: The protests have worked. Jet takes back all employees! Don't know what to say

I am under way too much pressure

You don't think so...
see my horoscope :P

You have to play the role of caretaker today, even if you don't want to encourage anyone else to be dependent on you. Your ability to know what to do should quickly win others over to your side now. Don't be afraid to act as long as you do so with integrity. You won't go wrong if you stick to your true convictions.

Economist's take on

India's situation amid all the financial meltdown. Considering whats happening in the US its not bad!

Excerpt

All of this might mean that once the dust settles, India is likely to re-emerge as an attractive investment destination. At least in the short term, growth in India's flagship IT-services sector is likely to slow because of the financial-sector crisis. But the rupee's depreciation will help to shore up the profitability of IT and other exporters. More importantly, Indian IT companies, as well those in other industries, are stepping up acquisitions. Strong growth in the past few years has given Indian companies the financial muscle for large acquisitions, just as the global slowdown is putting good international companies on the market. For example, in October 2008 HCL Technologies (India's fifth-largest IT-services firm) outbid Infosys Technologies (India's second-largest IT company) for UK-based Axon. This will be the Indian IT sector's largest outbound merger. At home, meanwhile, India's biggest IT company, Tata Consulting Services (TCS), announced that it would become India's second-largest business-process outsourcing (BPO) company by buying US-based Citigroup's captive Indian BPO, Citigroup Global Services, for US$505m. TCS also agreed a multi-year, US$2.5bn contract to provide Citi with outsourcing services.