I arrived in Nagpur on the evening of 24th. The first day in Nagpur is usually the day with the family and that’s how it was. Now I will start meeting friends and see more of Nagpur.  Like other…
Negroponte’s $100 Computer for developing world
Negroponte has been talking about the $100 computer for revolutionizing education in poor countries — it seems that finally he has a prototype for $150. See NYT article. “I think it’s wonderful that the machines can be put in the…
Most (Indian) Grads Unemployable
Times of India has an article about the pathetic state of Indian education situation. This article reports that: Most students fail to make a mark. Yes, they have a degree, but they are not employable. They lack technical and soft…
Interesting approach to make your team victorious
When I read about this in multiple Indian Newspapers, I could not help but find it ‘interesting’ enough to share it with some of my friends who connect here. Of course, this is not technology — the topic I usually…
Progress in Science: India and China
I went to Switzerland to serve on a panel to review progress of one of their major research center in Interactive Multimodal Information Management. The panel has 7 members out of which 3 were new this year. Interestingly all three…