Year: 2006

  • More Thyagaraja Aradhanas

    Recordings of the Thyagaraja Aradhana organized by Jaya TV recently in Chennai were broadcast today morning. Many top artistes of the carnatic world were there. Some noted young vocalists were not present though. Three top mridangists – Umayalapuram K Sivaraman, Mannargudi Easwaran and Srimushnam Raja Rao led the percussionists. The…

  • A blog on learnings from ISB

    Alok has started a new blog on learnings from ISB. URL is http://alok.wordpress.com . The storehouse of knowledge that he is, I am sure this blog of his will be a good read and of help to many. Hope he keeps updating it regularly. McKinsey shortlist arrived yesterday. 35 people…

  • First few days @ ISB

    I was having dinner yesterday night with my quaddie Alok when we suddenly started recounting how we met each other and what transpired on the day we entered the campus. In my case, I remember landing on campus along with some 20-25 other people in a Swaraj Mazda van that…

  • The latest addiction

    Foosball is the latest addiction for many here on campus. Ever since the foosball table was set up in our student village (courtesy Condi, our sports club president), people of all ages have been flocking this place. I have even seen people playing at 3AM early morning (or late night…

  • Thayagaraja Aradhana

    Saint Thyagaraja was one of the greatest composers ever to have graced this planet. He lived in the 18th century and composed songs that are sung the most in carnatic classical concerts even today. Details on the saint and his life are available at this link and in many other…

  • PPTs

    Life these days is all about attending pre-placement talks (PPTs). One thing I have discovered after attending the talks that have happened till now is that sometimes there is no relation between the image one forms about a company by attending a presentation made by someone from the company and…

  • Kite Flying Competition

    We had a kite flying competition this Sunday. Teams of students and spouses with 2-5 members each participated. I was part of a team of four. Had a lot of fun. Here are a few snaps ……   The kites are here !!!! Condi: The man behind the show A…

  • Birthday celebration of a different kind

    It is my batchmate Aditya’s birthday today. The ISB tradition of dunking him in the swimming pool yesterday at midnight could not fulfilled as there was no water in the pool. Did he get spared? Not at all. The celebrations started with my quaddie Vikram preparing two bucket full of…

  • Happy Pongal/Lohri/Bihu !!

    Wishing you a Happy Pongal/Lohri/Bihu !!! Just came back after attending a Lohri Celebration organized by the Spouses & Family Association (SFA). The bonfire there brought back memories of Lohri celebrrations back home in Delhi. On my way to attend the BCG PPT. Will post more on the Ahobilam trip…

  • The Trip to Ahobilam – Part 2

    (Click here to access Part 1 of this thread) We reached “upper Ahobilam” after about driving for 8kms from “lower Ahobilam”. Once you reach this place, you cannot drive any further as the road reaches a dead end and there are only hills to be seen. The guide we had…

  • Photoblog on ISB

    “Vikki – The Clickie”, the official student photographer of our batch has just started a photo blog. It can be accessed at http://isb-snapshots.blogspot.com/ . The quality photographer that he is, I am sure you will enjoy the snaps he posts on the blog. Watch out for the dunking photos.

  • Interviews with pioneers of the semiconductor industry

    This one is for semicon enthusiasts ….. check out http://silicongenesis.stanford.edu . Got the link from a friend of mine yesterday. It contains video recordings and transcripts of interviews with a few pioneers of the semiconductor industry. Happy viewing/reading !!

  • Term 6 officially over

    Just finished the last assignment of Term 6 and mailed it to the prof. Term 6 is now over and I can now concentrate on making my resume readable. Last date for applications to a job posting by EDS is tomorrow. Pre-placement talks by companies will start along with Term…

  • Another ISB blog unearthed

    Found a new blog. URL is http://gibber.blogsome.com Check it out … looks like the ideal place to get all mirch masala laden news, especially for ISBians. There aren’t a lot of posts yet though.

  • (Bio) Diversity (@ ISB)

    Visitors outside one of the student villages One of the many frogs that came out during the rainy season This one isn’t a twig …. this is a grasshopper That’s my quaddie KP …. after a couple of drinks