Bangalore special so far in case you missed listening or watching the interviews in our life, people and ideas channel. Our goal is to highlight Bangalore, a city in rapid transition, while remains of an older and gentler times still exist in pockets of the city. Every Thursday, you can expect to see a [...]

Bangalore special.  This month’s  focus is on life, people and ideas from Bangalore, one of the fastest growing cities in India. Often referred as Silicon Valley of India, this once laid-back town known as “pensioners paradise” is fast morphing into vibrant, ever-expanding megapolis in India. Megapolis you ask? Consider this. Whitefield was once considered a [...]

Thanks for checking in.  Am slowly making my way back to this always-connected-digital-lifestyle, where we scarf bits and pieces of digital information on a constant basis. The result? An over-load of information and I simply had to take a break. It was fantastic not to be tethered to any digital device and the Internet for [...]

Under Mr. Alan Mullaly’s leadership Ford Motor Company has turned around and steadily expanded its footprints around the world. The Asia-Pacific region, especially India and China are a key growth area for the Detroit automobile company. When it comes to India there are two kinds of vehicles that dominate the automobile segment: small cars and [...]

“A Compulsive Tutor” is how Geoffrey Moore describes Salman Khan of Khan Academy in this video interview, where Khan shares how he started Khan Academy. Khan won the “The Global Benefactor Award” from The Churchill Club in September 2011 for “thinking big” on education, a hot topic button in the US. (Link to Part 1 [...]

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They were born first. They lived for a few years on a leased existence. Then, they were taken away and crushed to death. Ask Danny DeVito. Ask Ed Begley. The brief existence of General Motor’s electric car EV1 inspired a loyal following. Fans got arrested for resisting the re-possession of their beloved EV1. The birth [...]

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Steve Jobs was in many people’s mind this past weekend during the first Palo Alto International Film Festival. How was Apple formed? That was a question on many people’s mind as they settled down to watch a screening of “Something Ventured,” at the festival. The film is a love story on capitalism is how The [...]

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