Image Source: https://rukminim1.flixcart.com/image/832/832/book/8/7/8/dhirubhaism-original-imadrkjptnbfnfh9.jpeg?q=70Dhirubhaism is a story of the work ethics Dhirubhai Ambani believes in. How a small town boy become the most successful businessman in India. He believe in some ideology and he follows it through out his life and most of the people around him […]
Image Source: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51omE0F1hPL._SX326_BO1,204,203,200_.jpgThe book was gifted by one of my colleague as a farewell gift. I love reading books but this is something different! It is a story of a family 'EM' the mother, 'HOOM' the father, a son (who tells the story), and a daughter. Story is more […]
Image Source: https://rukminim1.flixcart.com/image/704/704/book/1/1/3/albert-einstein-a-short-biography-original-imadgbscjvchzcxn.jpeg?q=70It is one of most inspiring biography. We all know that Albert Einstein was a great scientist but very few know how he became one. This book shows the journey of Einstein from childhood to the great scientist in a very sh […]
Image Source: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/815MQHTyAfL.jpgOne more attempt of an IITian to be an author. It is a simple love story with humor and suffering. It came in the era of Chetan Bhagat (CB), however, it doesn't have a vulgarity and sex which is always there in CB books. It is worth spending your free time to read this innocen […]
Image Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bd/The_Subtle_Art_of_Not_Giving_a_F%2Ack_by_Mark_Manson_-_Book_Cover.png/220px-The_Subtle_Art_of_Not_Giving_a_F%2Ack_by_Mark_Manson_-_Book_Cover.pngLast month when I visited crossword in Pune, I find this book. From title itself it looks strange to me and may be to many of you. When I read its s […]
Image Source: https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1485679905l/22087239.jpg As the title suggest "No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA and the Surveillance State", in the era of NSA and surveillance there no place to hide for anyone. The fact is reveled by the famous whistle blower Edward Snowden. He leak some of the confidential documents of NS […]
Journey of a PhD is very much similar to an expedition the unknown. It begins with energy and excitement, continues with fear of rejection/ failure, and culminates with incredible delight. I am fortunate to have been encompassed by loads of good people who have been helping me conquer this fear and finish this journey with a joy. I like to pay my gratitude t […]
Yes, we did slip up by not sending you a customary new year's greeting email but we felt it would be more meaningful to assess our performance over January and then send you an update.It's also been a month of action for IFF where we have taken a range of actions.Free Expression: As threats grow to online censorship, through censorship codes, the r […]
Last year in April many of you signed onto the KeepUsOnline.in campaign against internet shutdowns. More than 15,000 people signed a petition that we took to the government and asked them to stop cutting our internet access. While we have had many modest victories -- in courts, parliament and the wider public arena, this problem has only grown in scale. Indi […]
It was a rainy morning of monsoon. Sraddha(A Hindu Ritual) was being performed, the entire sky has been occupied with crows. Although, the population of birds has dwindled because of the pollution, as per the ancient Hindu ritual crows came to eat the Sraddha.Somewhere in distant, the horns of vehicles were blowing, children were preparing for schools. In be […]
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