Category Archives: Fundas

Business Sutra – By Devdutt Pattanaik

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Makarand karkare

Devdutt Pattanaik, “Chief Belief Officer” of Kishore Biyani‘s Future group has been one my favorite authors. I am always attracted to people who have chosen unusual careers and have been successful in them. Devdutta is one of them. From being a trained physician, to an executive in pharmaceutical and … Continue reading →

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Lead to Regenerate

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Makarand karkare

Being an alumnus of a prestigious institute like IIT Bombay, has it’s own advantages. One of them is being able to have a network of very accomplished individuals from various fields. A few days ago, on the alumni grapevine, I received a mail … Continue reading →

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ब्लॉग म्हणजे काय रे भाऊ?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Makarand karkare

Maharashtra Times, one of the leading daily newspaper in Marathi has asked me to write a column about the blogs. Blogs Up is the name of the column and it will appear every alternate week. I will be reviewing various … Continue reading →

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F?@K KNOWS

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Makarand karkare

Don’t be taken aback by the title of this post. You know that I am generally a very “proper” speaker, not given to using expletives. It’s the name of a book that I am reviewing in today’s post. 🙂 I … Continue reading →

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I wish I had done that!!!

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Makarand karkare

Over the years, cell phones have become quite indispensable. In fact as I had written in this blog post, they have almost become our sixth sensory organ. They have become the most coveted objects for the teenagers. The age at which they want … Continue reading →

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Everyone loves their family

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Makarand karkare

There is no doubt whatsoever, that love for one’s family (and from one’s family) creates magic. Many a miraculous things happen because of this. Harry potter was saved from he who must not be named as his mother’s love protected him from the … Continue reading →

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टिळक, पुन्हा एकदा तुम्हाला विनम्र श्रद्धांजली!

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Makarand karkare

As most of us would remember from our school days, come 1st August, and we remembered Bal Gangadhar Tilak. We used to have elocution competitions in the school most of us contributed by taking part. Almost all the speakers recited … Continue reading →

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Inspiring Indian Teen Stories

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Makarand karkare

As a father of a growing teen daughter, I have always striven to expose her to a lot of role models. I very strongly believe that, as parents our basic responsibility to our children is to give them a very … Continue reading →

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No mean feat…

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Makarand karkare

When we hear about someone who has lost both his feet to frostbite at the age of 23, what is our typical reaction? We feel pity for that person. We wonder why should a young person meet this fate. We … Continue reading →

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Fix the cause, not the symptom…

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Makarand karkare

I was reading Writing Solid Code by Steve Maguire, a definitive guide for writing robust C programs. Though the book primarily talks about C programming, the general advice is applicable to any programming. My favorite chapter from the book is … Continue reading →

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