Global Indian Citizen – 2

Posted on January 8, 2012 | Leave a comment

Addressing the tenth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on Jan. 8, 2012 in Jaipur, India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh fulfilled one of the most important demands from Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) – the right to vote and hence, the ability to participate in the election process. (http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/prime-ministers-speech-at-the-tenth-pravasi-bharatiya-divas-164750 )
Given that 25+ million people of Indian origin live abroad, the right to vote signifies the correct step towards the inclusive approach of bringing NRIs into Indian mainstream. Read more

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2011 – The year of People Power

Posted on December 13, 2011 | Leave a comment

Globally, if there is one element that stands out during 2011, it has to be People Power. Activism at the grassroots level around the world clearly set a new benchmark in recent times, with unprecedented levels of people’s involvement in changing and challenging the status-quo. The courage and conviction of people to drive major change is unparalleled in a really long time. When the world comes together through the might of the common people, seemingly impossible tasks start to look achievable. People want a better tomorrow and also an equal participatory role towards the growth of their society and future. Read more

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Posted in 2011, Anna Hazare, Anti Corruption, Arab Spring, Courage, Economy, facebook, Generation Y, India, Occupy Wall Street, Power to People, Social Networking

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HCL Global Meet 2011

Posted on November 17, 2011 | Leave a comment

The recently concluded 6th HCL Global Meet (www.unstructure.org) in Orlando, Florida was themed around “I have an idea”, and what a fantastic meet it turned out to be. Over a thousand CXOs, business, IT, engineering and industry leaders attended the event with keynote addresses from the 42nd US President, Bill Clinton, and leading author, Malcolm Gladwell (Tipping Point, Blink, Outlier, etc.) The Meet provided a platform to think, collaborate, share and learn about the immense possibilities we have around us, and was as much grand as it was elegant. Read more

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Posted in Bill Clinton, HCL, HCL Global Meet, Ideas, Innovation, Learnings, Malcolm Gladwell, Shiv Nadar, Vineet Nayar

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Remembering Steve Jobs…

Posted on October 6, 2011 | 2 Comments

The world suddenly stopped yesterday with the stunning and deeply sad news of Steve Jobs’ death. Even though eventually death is certain, and even if doctors give up during a terminal illness, our hearts still want to go on living; hoping that some miracle will come along and rejuvenate the lives of loved and dear ones.

Rarely in recent times has one person reached the iconic level of touching billions of lives so intensely. Read more

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Posted in Apple, Conviction and Passion, Dreams, Innovation, Rememberance, Steve Jobs

US school education: long way to go

Posted on September 27, 2011 | Leave a comment

Any country’s long term growth and competitiveness has a direct dependency on the quality of its students in its schools. In spite of the major red flag that US high school students are falling behind compared to their global counterparts, and multiple govt. run initiatives and programs, there is no visible improvement in the results.

The recent 2011 SAT scores, that captures the progress of college readiness for high school students, again captures the declining results ( http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/education/15sat.html?_r=2&ref=todayspaper ). Read more

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Posted in Emerging Economies, K-12, Learnings, US and Global Economy, US school education

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