The Telangana Government has released its draft Blockchain policy and stated that it is likely to be finalised and implemented in a month. The finalisation would make the State the first in the country to have its own Blockchain policy. The policy aims to catapult Hyderabad to one of the top 10 ‘Blockchain Cities’ of…
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Indian Cities to See Fastest Growth in Asia Over Five Years
Delhi will have the fastest growth of any city in Asia, with the economy to be almost 50 percent larger in 2021 than it was at the end of last year. Indian cities are set to expand the most across the region, with growth speeding up from the past 5 years, according to a new…
Beginning of the festival season of India – Ganesh Festival / Vinayaka Chaturthi
After the Independence Day on August 15th, its non stop festivals from September to March in India. The first of the biggest festival on the Hindu calendar starts with Vinayaka Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi / Ganesha festival . The elephant headed God is one of the most loved and most worshipped by Hindus the world…
2 months hence
What have i been doing in India 2 months since coming back from Singapore? Studying, taking a break from work at the same time. But things are still as busy as when i was in Singapore. Have suffered one of my worst summer in a decade. Its always 40-42 degrees daily and i suffer the…
Its been a week
A quick update…Its been a hectic one week for me here in India. The speed of this place is simply mind boggling. Trust me, Singapore seems to be very much laid back compared to Hyderabad now. Did anyone say that Hyderabad had a easy-go nawabi culture? Forget about settling down, am still in the process…
Moving back
Finally, moving back to India over the weekend. Bringing to an end my 11 year old saga in Singapore 😉 Lots of packing done over the past 2-3 weeks. Never knew that relocation was so tiring. Updates will be slow in the meantime (not that I have been any active in the past few months…
Return 2 India
The first major decision of 2012. Yup its time for me to close my 11 years old chapter here in Singapore and move back to India. It hasnt been an easy decision to take, but ya it took time to come to this. Have been thinking about it for more than 2 years now. The…
IIM-Ahmedabad seamless campus in Hyderabad
Some good news for the students and the city of Hyderabad. In what could propel Hyderabad into a premier educational hub of the country, the AP government and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, have informally agreed to set up a ‘seamless’ campus of IIM-A on the outskirts of Hyderabad. “The decision to set up IIM-A…
Am back
First a trip to smelly and dirty Chennai, then a trip to equally smelly and extremely dirty pilgrim town called Velankanni (with the famous shrine of Mary) and finally to an extremely clean, cold and windy Hyderabad. Chennai was sweltering hot, i sweated buckets. Coupled with that the scarcity of water and a city that…
IPL-2 starts with a bang
The second edition of the Indian Premier League started yesterday in South Africa with 2 huge upsets. Last year’s underperformers, Mumbai Indians beat last year’s runner’s up, Chennai Super Kings. And in the 2nd match of the night, the so called “test team” of the IPL, Bangalore Royal Challengers beat defending champions Rajasthan Royals. The…
Am back
Had been to Hyderabad for a short 4 day trip as my brother was getting married. Back in Singapore in the morning, and was in the office early too. But very tired as there was the usual crying of kids in the flight and combine with it the cattle class airlines called Tiger airways. The…
Satyam’s pack of lies crumble
The Satyam mountain of lies crumble in face of evidence. As per Ramalinga Raju, a big 4 consulting company had advised the management on the Satyam-Maytas deal. All the top 4 consulting firms (Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Deloitte, Ernst & Young and KPMG) have now denied being a part of the deal. Satyam’s valuation of unlisted Maytas…