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Welcome to India: a nation of national shames

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 10, 20122 mins

“The results of this survey are both worrying and encouraging.” As I read the above gem from the transcript of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s speech on the release of the HUNGaMA report (see What we…

What we can expect from Naandi Foundation's landmark HUNGaMA survey

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 10, 20123 mins

Pic: courtesy hungamaforchange.org Back in August 2011, during a trip to Hyderabad to run my 6th marathon, I spent some quality time with Manoj Kumar, Naandi Foundation’s CEO, hearing about his…

Abhay Mishra goes to Sikkim Manipal University

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 09, 20123 mins

Pic: distancelearningdelhi.com Abhay Mishra (name changed for this story) is 24 years old. He’s halfway through his MBA program at Sikkim Manipal University after completing a 2-year computer course…

Takeaways/Quotes from TEDx-IIMB inaugural edition

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 05, 20122 mins

Pic: courtesy ted.com Last evening I attended TEDx-IIMB – the inaugural TEDx edition at IIM-Bangalore. I caught 2 out of the 3 sessions altogether. The diverse speaker list included sports celebrity…

The myth of scalability in Indian social enterprises

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 02, 20122 mins

Pic: courtesy blog.druva.com Last summer, I attended a few sessions of the Acara Summer Institute – a three-week crash course in social entrepreneurship at the university level. I introduced myself to…

A handicapped security guard and the promise of his talented daughter

Vishy KurugantiDecember 31, 20112 mins

[Editor’s Note: Apologies for the 9 days of hiatus in blogging. It was my first vacation since I started writing this blog. To pile on the excuses, it was my first vacation where my wife was working…

The Ugly Indian Chronicles – Volume 8

Vishy KurugantiDecember 19, 20116 mins

The TUI highlight in the past week is the SpotFix at Prestige St. Johns Wood – behind Oracle’s Koramangala office. This SpotFix merits a ‘Super’ prefix because they also installed a bay of urinals…

UC Berkeley Brings Continuing Education to India via Partnership with Seer Akademi

Vishy KurugantiDecember 18, 20113 mins

Logo courtesy: seerakademi.com Logo: courtesy extension.berkeley.edu Last week I was privileged to attend a special event on continuing education hosted by Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA). The…

Color of money

Vishy KurugantiDecember 16, 20112 mins

Pic: courtesy katellora.tumblr.com A few weeks ago, I attended the two-day Unconvention 2011 – a social enterprise conference hosted by Villgro in Chennai. Nilima Achwal (Villgro Fellow) and I co…

Peer Instruction Lessons from a Top Harvard Physics Professor

Vishy KurugantiDecember 15, 20114 mins

Last week I attended an interesting event on continuing education hosted by the Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA). Speakers at the event included the vice-chancellors of UC Berkeley and Gujarat…

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