Tag Archives: India
8 poorest Indian states vs. 26 poorest African countries
The newly-released Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report has been getting quite some attention in the media. One of the most widely publicized “findings” from the report is that the 8 poorest Indian states have more poor people than the 26 … Continue reading
Telecom connectivity in rural India
The industry analysts go ga-ga everytime someone talks about the fast-growing Indian telecom market. The focus is now on achieving the Government-set target of 40% rural teledensity (telecommunications penetration as a percentage of population) by May 2014 and expanding broadband … Continue reading
India’s education problem
My Trimester 1 end-term exams at SPJIMR ended a last week. Having spent a few months studying management at SPJIMR, I was reflecting over my engineering education experience and how it compares to my current academic experience. The management education … Continue reading
BJP Manifesto: The bogus Macaulay quote refuses to die
BJP’s Lok Sabha Elections 2009 manifesto (PDF), released yesterday, starts with the preface written by Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi (“To build a prosperous, powerful nation, recall India’s past“). I found L K Advani’s IT vision (released a few days ago) … Continue reading
