Can Education be the highway to Corporate Governance ?

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Like many other management philosophies, corporate governance has been in the spotlight world over. Corporate Governance initiatives in India began in 1998 with the Desirable Code of Corporate Governance – voluntary code published by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), and the first formal regulatory framework for listed companies ...

Children with stereotypes on racism : The Tyra Banks Show

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

On May 2,2007, I was watching TV and during some idle browsing, I spotted Tyra Banks, on the Tyra Banks Show. Theme of the show was the impact of racism on young children. I could not switch the channel, and watched the entire show. 1. Tyra Banks introduced the ...

English In United States

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

Today I stumbled onto an interesting survey in the context of the United States. The Survey is called Census Bureau in 2006, published in Advertising Age, and look!!!! it comes just in time to wing my thoughts on English as a medium of instruction and communication in India (You ...

English in Indian Schools

Monday, April 16th, 2007

Bonfire. Wine. Four Americans. Two Indians. And discussion. All of them did not know each other. It is a common sentiment in the Bay Area to attach every Indian to the engineering field. "Oh Indian, Oh engineer! I should have guessed!!", is the common comment that my husband often hears, ...

Completed your Term Paper ? Express yourself.

Thursday, April 12th, 2007

Expression of what is understood through different sources, and an honest expression, forms the core of any Term Paper/Assignment. But expression is important. I talk a lot, but when it comes to writing down my ramblings, I do have a tough time. Yet academic research is fun and those who ...