How we read others' minds - Ethics Survey
Introduction: I recently did a survey to emulate this speech by Rebecca Saxe. For actual survey and results please refer to end of article. The survey was given out to approx. 250 people (MBS Class of 2011, MBS Class of 2010 & my Facebook friends. Total people count = 580; Total approx. UNIQUE people = 250). The respondents represented a lot of variety - nationalities, age groups, professions and a healthy ...

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My reading speed
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The MBA Dilemma II - Ranking Analysis
The Financial Times does a BORDA COUNT on all the factors responsible for ranking a B-School. However, some of these factors are not really "factors of competition". So from a voting perspective this article looks at the modified rankings of B-Schools, using the PLURALITY method of voting, considering the effect of removing the insignificant factors. The current article will look at the intimidating number of...

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The Popcorn Theorem
This experiment started about a month ago, when I noticed that no matter at whichever setting you pop the microwave popcorn, there are always some kernels left unpopped. So either there must be an optimal setting of the microwave OR these kernels should not be there in the packet. I tried to pop various packets at different power levels at different times in the Microwave. The recommended settings are usually...

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The MBA Dilemma III - Salary Trends
And now the big one. Salary. Why big? Money makes the world go round. I ain't saying it. Its general consensus. In this article we plan to look at post-MBA salaries across various industries and sectors. Naturally, these depend on the number of years of work experience, the pre-MBA profile, how well defined are the aims of the candidate and the list goes on and on and on. In fact a company called Wetfeet publishes...

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Apnapan…

… from Shekhar Kapur’s blog. 20th Jan 2008.

http://www.shekharkapur.com/blog/archives/2008/01/apnapan.htm

a gentle touch of a finger
a leg rested gently against mine,
apnapan

a kind glance of empathy
in a crowded room,
apnapan

a hushed caring voice
on the other end
of a long distance call
are you ok ?,
apnapan

a hand laid gently
on my drooping shoulder
at a time of grief,
apnapan

a whispered unsaid
message of love
carried by the wind,
apnapan

a soft tear
at the corner of an eye
gently glistening
at the moment of parting,
apnapan

an imagined
image of you
at the other end of the bar
compassionate
at futile attempts
to go with the flow,
apnapan

knowing
somewhere
sometime
someplace
there will be
once again,

apnapan

apnapan : hindi for the deepest sense of belonging

Very very original and uncontrived.

Out of all the pseudo-literary blog nonsense that everyone, including me, keeps putting up, this is one of the few gems that retains its rock-hard profundity, out of obscure, anonymous, simplicity. I am in awe of you, Sir. You are, in the true sense of the word, a seer.

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Comments (6)

#1 written by Mayank
about 2 years ago

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Mazza aa gaya yaar padh ke. Didnt know that Shekar Kapoor is a blogger! :-O

How did you insert the purple blockquote inside the brown one…? Mayank(Quote)

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#2 written by Pinchi
about 2 years ago

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@Mayank:

Did you notice that yours was the 100th comment? (I was actually expecting someone to comment, silly silly me). As for the colors, the answer is in the CSS…

Seek

and you shall

Find.

Pinchi(Quote)

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#3 written by Nidhi
about 2 years ago

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Kya yaar Next time you have a 1000th comment vacancy please notify in advance Nidhi(Quote)

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#4 written by Pinchi
about 2 years ago

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@Nidhi: Yes, Boss. If you want I can delete some comments, bring the count down to 99 and then you can comment on your fav post. Done? Pinchi(Quote)

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#5 written by Mayank
about 2 years ago

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Oye, I thought you are my friend and would tell me Mayank(Quote)

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#6 written by Pinchi
about 2 years ago

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@Mayank: In the long run, people are not what you think they would be, when you initially meet them up. They change. Been there done that. Déjà vu , dude. Pinchi(Quote)

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How we read others' minds - Ethics Survey

My reading speed

The MBA Dilemma II - Ranking Analysis

The Popcorn Theorem

The MBA Dilemma III - Salary Trends

The MBA Dilemma

GOOG? MSFT? AAPL?

A Critical Assessment of "Marketing Myopia"

Unclear Nuclear

Free Lunch for Yahoo!

Apnapan…

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