Category: Rants

Moribund languages »

The question under consideration today is whether English as a language is so very inevitable today? In most cases the answer would be yes. English language is one of the most important languages as far as global communication is concerned. The rise in the use of internet and globalization has raised its bar to an [...]

The status of women »

Photo Credit: John Mueller The status of women over the world has been an issue for long time and still tries to find its way. Be it India or the Middle East, the status of women is still very exemplary. A country like Dubai which is blessed by oil fields, sheikhs, world’s greatest construction fields [...]

Swiss bank details! »

Ever since I started my own company, I haven’t found time to update my beloved blog regularly. Though I make it a point to cover up a few stories off and on. Today, I received an interesting email as one of the “forwards”. I generally do not read the forwarded emails, but the title had [...]

Gone with the wind – days and the rains. »

The weather is again helping the mercury rise. Last week saw rains and thunderstorms, almost everyday. I received a mail, followed by a phone call, the next day from my recruiter. They have organized a seminar-cum-discussion session on 29th of this month in my vicinity. All the recruited engineers of 2009 batch from north India [...]

The whistle is about to blow »

Just above 25 hours to go for the battle to begin. Yeah, exams! I hate calling them exams – they shall better be termed warfare! Life has been hell for the past one week – books around me, books above me and me under confusion. I have lately observed that more than studying, am keen [...]